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Household of Alex McLeish (born 1819, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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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.
Alex McLeish and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McLeish, born in 1819 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jane McLeish, born in 1827 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1858 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1862 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1866 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alex's Boarder, Joseph (born 1857 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
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Alex McLeish's household
Alex
McLeish
Head
Jane
McLeish
Wife
Mary
McLeish
Daughter
Jane
McLeish
Daughter
Helen
McLeish
Daughter
Mary
Stevinson
Granddaughter
Joseph
Preston
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alex |
| Last name | McLeish |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex | McLeish | Head | Married | 62 | 1819 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McLeish | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McLeish | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McLeish | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Helen | McLeish | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Stevinson | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Joseph | Preston | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
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