James
Light
Born in Stainburn, Yorkshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Mortimer
— married
24 Jan 1820 in Otley, Yorkshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy (Light) Whitaker, Sarah Light, Eleanor Light, James Light, Elizabeth (Light) Fieldhouse, William Light and Hannah (Light) Birch
Died
at about age 78
in Otley, Yorkshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2017
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Biography
James was born about 1823 at Stainburn, Yorkshire.
He married Sarah Mortimer on 24 January 1820 at Otley, Yorkshire. [1] Their children were Nancy Light, Eleanor Light, Sarah Light, James Light, Elizabeth Light, William Light and Hannah Light.
In 1841 at the time of the census he was living with his family at Westgate, Otley, Yorkshire
In 1851 he was working as a woolcomber and the family still lived at Westgate, Otley, Yorkshire
His wife, Sarah, had passed away in 1852. [2]
In the 1861 census James still lived at Westgate, Otley, Yorkshire with two of his daughters.
1871 he was still living at Westgate, Otley, Yorkshire
He passed away in 1875 age 79. [3]
Census
- 1841 - Westgate, Otley, Yorkshire [4]
- James Light - 40 - Woolcomber - Yorks.
- Sarah Light - 50 - - Yorks.
- Nancy Light - 15 - - Yorks.
- Ellen Light - 15 - Worsted Spinner - Yorks.
- Sarah Light - 15 - Worsted Spinner - Yorks.
- James Light - 14 - Book Binder App - Yorks.
- Elizabeth Light - 12 - Worsted Spinner - Yorks.
- William Light - 10 - Worsted Spinner - Yorks.
- Hannah Light - 8 - Worsted Spinner - Yorks.
- 1851 - Westgate, Otley, Yorkshire [5]
- James Light - Head - M - 52 - Woolcomber - Stainburn, Yorks.
- Sarah Light - Wife - M - 62 - - Otley, Yorks.
- Elleanor Light - Daur - U - 27 - Realer - Otley, Yorks.
- Sarah Light - Daur - U - 25 - Mill Girl - Otley, Yorks.
- James Light - Son - U - 23 - Book Birnder - Otley, Yorks.
- Betty Light - Daur - U - 21 - Worsted Spinner - Otley, Yorks.
- Hannah Light - Daur - U - 18 - Worsted Spinner - Otley, Yorks.
- 1861 - Westgate, Otley, Yorkshire [6]
- James Light - 62 - Head - Machine Wool Comber - Stainburn, Yorkshire
- Sarah Light - 29 - Daughter - Worsted Reeler - Otley, Yorkshire
- Hannah Light - 23 - Daughter - Worsted Drawer - Otley, Yorkshire
- 1871 - Westgate, Otley, Yorkshire [7]
- James Light - Head - W - 74 - Woolcomber - Stanburn, Yorks.
- Ellen Light - Daur - U - 45 - Worsted Reeler - Otley, Yorks.
- Sarah Light - Daur - U - 43 - Worsted Warper - Otley, Yorks.
- Elizabeth Fieldhouse - - W - 40 - Draper - Otley, Yorks.
- Hannah E. Light - Grandaughter - U - 5 - Scholar - Otley, Yorks.
Sources
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2KL-ZYB : 10 December 2014), James Light and Sarah Mortimer, 24 Jan 1820; citing Otley,York,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 918,401, 918,402.
- ↑ GRO index (Deaths) - LIGHT, SARAH 64 GRO Reference: 1852 D Quarter in OTLEY Volume 09A Page 87. Rec. Date: 4 Feb 2017
- ↑ GRO index (Deaths) LIGHT, JAMES 79 GRO Reference: 1875 M Quarter in WHARFEDALE Volume 09A Page 126
- ↑ UK census 1841
- ↑ UK census 1851
- ↑ UK census 1861
- ↑ UK census 1871
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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