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Household of Alexander Leighton (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 Leighton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Leighton, born in 1830 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leighton, born in 1833 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, Joseph (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Step Son, John (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Leighton's household

Male

Alexander

Leighton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Leighton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Skinner

Step Son
Male

John

Skinner

Step Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Leighton

Head

Married

51

1830

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leighton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Joseph

Skinner

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Skinner

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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