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Household of Alexander Leask (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Leask and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Leask, born in 1837 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Leask, born in 1844 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Andrew (born 1865 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1866 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary M (born 1877 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Peter (born 1852 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Leask's household

Male

Alexander

Leask

Head
Female

Sarah

Leask

Wife
Male

Andrew

Leask

Son
Female

Sarah

Leask

Daughter
Female

Jane

Leask

Daughter
Male

William

Leask

Son
Male

Alexander

Leask

Son
Female

Mary M

Leask

Daughter
Male

George

Leask

Son
Male

Peter

McDonald

Boarder
Male

William

Barclay

Boarder
Male

James

Gordon

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Leask

Head

Married

44

1837

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Leask

Wife

Married

37

1844

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Leask

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Leask

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Leask

Daughter

-

11

1870

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Leask

Son

-

9

1872

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Leask

Son

-

6

1875

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary M

Leask

Daughter

-

4

1877

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Leask

Son

-

1

1880

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Barclay

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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