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Household of Alexander Legge (born 1843, Banffshire)

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 Legge and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Legge, born in 1843 in Gamrie, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabell Legge, born in 1845 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and David J (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Catherine (born 1859 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Legge's household

Male

Alexander

Legge

Head
Female

Isabell

Legge

Wife
Male

John

Legge

Son
Female

Margaret

Legge

Daughter
Male

George

Legge

Son
Male

David J

Legge

Son
Female

Catherine

McLeod

Servant
Female

Mary

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Legge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Legge

Head

Married

38

1843

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabell

Legge

Wife

Married

36

1845

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Legge

Son

-

9

1872

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Legge

Daughter

-

8

1873

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Legge

Son

-

7

1874

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David J

Legge

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Fife, Scotland

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