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Household of Thomas Leighton (born 1841, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Leighton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Leighton, born in 1841 in Shap, Westmorland, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Leighton, born in 1843 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary J (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Agnes (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ella (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Rosa (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Leighton's household

Male

Thomas

Leighton

Head
Female

Ann

Leighton

Wife
Female

Mary J

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Ella

Leighton

Daughter
Male

Tom

Leighton

Son
Male

John

Leighton

Son
Female

Clara

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Leighton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shap, Westmorland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Leighton

Head

Married

40

1841

Shap, Westmorland, England

Ann

Leighton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cartmel, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Leighton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Leighton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ella

Leighton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Leighton

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Leighton

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Leighton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Rosa

Leighton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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