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Household of William Lightbown (born 1835, 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.
William Lightbown and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lightbown, born in 1835 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lightbown, born in 1843 in Hampton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret F (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Lilian (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Adopted Son, Joe Shaw (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, James (born 1850 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), William's Boarder, Alexander (born 1845 in Scotland), William's Boarder, William (born 1845 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Kendal, Westmorland, England).
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William Lightbown's household
William
Lightbown
Head
Elizabeth
Lightbown
Wife
Margaret F
Lightbown
Daughter
Lilian
Lightbown
Daughter
Joe Shaw
Phelps (Lightbown)
Adopted Son
James
Ferguson
Boarder
Alexander
Sunderland
Boarder
William
Maymon
Boarder
James
Sutton
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Lightbown |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Lightbown | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Lightbown | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Hampton, Lincolnshire, England | |
Margaret F | Lightbown | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Lilian | Lightbown | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Joe Shaw | Phelps (Lightbown) | Adopted Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Ferguson | Boarder | Single | 31 | 1850 | Carlisle, Cumberland, England | |
Alexander | Sunderland | Boarder | Single | 36 | 1845 | Scotland | |
William | Maymon | Boarder | Single | 36 | 1845 | Ribchester, Lancashire, England | |
James | Sutton | Boarder | Single | 21 | 1860 | Kendal, Westmorland, England |
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