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Household of Alexander Leggat (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

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.

Alexander Leggat and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Leggat, born in 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Leggat, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, James (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Helen (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Susan (born 1866 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Leggat's household

Male

Alexander

Leggat

Head
Female

Catherine

Leggat

Wife
Male

James

Simpson

Step Son
Female

Helen

Simpson

Step Daughter
Male

James

Leggat

Son
Male

Alexander

Leggat

Son
Female

Ann

Leggat

Daughter
Female

Susan

Waddell

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Leggat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Leggat

Head

Married

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Leggat

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

James

Simpson

Step Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Simpson

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Leggat

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Leggat

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Leggat

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Waddell

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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