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Household of Thomas Lightbown (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Lightbown and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lightbown, born in 1851 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Lightbown, born in 1853 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Nancy E (born 1875 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Barbary (born 1879 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister In Law, Margaret Hindle, born in 1863 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Lightbown's household

Male

Thomas

Lightbown

Head
Female

Jessie

Lightbown

Wife
Female

Nancy E

Lightbown

Daughter
Male

John

Lightbown

Son
Female

Barbary

Lightbown

Daughter
Male

William

Lightbown

Son
Female

Margaret

Hindle

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lightbown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lightbown

Head

Married

30

1851

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Lightbown

Wife

Married

28

1853

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Nancy E

Lightbown

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

John

Lightbown

Son

Single

3

1878

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Barbary

Lightbown

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

William

Lightbown

Son

Single

1

1880

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Hindle

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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