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Household of Thomas Leight (born 1838, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Leight and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Leight, born in 1838 in Suffolk, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Leight, born in 1842 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1860 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Sarah J (born 1863 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1868 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Richard (born 1871 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Robert (born 1874 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), George (born 1877 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Frederick (born 1879 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1858 in Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Peter (born 1847 in Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Leight's household

Male

Thomas

Leight

Head
Female

Jane

Leight

Wife
Male

John

Leight

Son
Female

Sarah J

Leight

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Leight

Son
Male

Samuel

Leight

Son
Male

Richard

Leight

Son
Male

Robert

Leight

Son
Male

George

Leight

Son
Male

Frederick

Leight

Son
Male

Joseph

Simm

Boarder
Male

Peter

Mc Lachlan

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Leight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Leight

Head

Married

43

1838

Suffolk, England

Jane

Leight

Wife

Married

39

1842

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

John

Leight

Son

Single

21

1860

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Sarah J

Leight

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Thomas

Leight

Son

Single

16

1865

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Samuel

Leight

Son

Single

13

1868

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Richard

Leight

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Robert

Leight

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

George

Leight

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Frederick

Leight

Son

Single

2

1879

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Joseph

Simm

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Scotland

Peter

Mc Lachlan

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Lancashire, England

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