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Household of William Lightowless (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

William Lightowless and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lightowless, born in 1834 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lightowless, born in 1838 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Polly (born 1861 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1863 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William A (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1878 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Lightowless's household

Male

William

Lightowless

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lightowless

Wife
Female

Polly

Lightowless

Daughter
Female

Annie

Lightowless

Daughter
Female

Emily

Lightowless

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Lightowless

Daughter
Male

Jessie

Lightowless

Son
Male

William A

Lightowless

Son
Male

Harry

Lightowless

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Lightowless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lightowless

Head

Married

47

1834

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Lightowless

Wife

Married

43

1838

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Lightowless

Daughter

Single

20

1861

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Lightowless

Daughter

Single

18

1863

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Lightowless

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Lightowless

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Lightowless

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William A

Lightowless

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Lightowless

Son

Single

3

1878

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

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