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Household of Alexander Leiper (born 1825, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, 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 Leiper and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Leiper, born in 1825 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Leiper, born in 1828 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1853 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1857 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William (born 1874 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1881 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Leiper's household

Male

Alexander

Leiper

Head
Female

Jane

Leiper

Wife
Male

James

Leiper

Son
Female

Ann

Leiper

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Leiper

Son
Male

George

Leiper

Son
Male

John

Leiper

Son
Male

William

Leiper

Son
Female

Jane

Wood

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Main

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Leiper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Leiper

Head

Married

56

1825

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Leiper

Wife

Married

53

1828

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Leiper

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Leiper

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Leiper

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Leiper

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Leiper

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Leiper

Son

-

7

1874

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Wood

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane

Main

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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