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Household of Alexander Leishman (born 1855, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire, 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 Leishman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Leishman, born in 1855 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Leishman, born in 1854 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1873 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Father-In-Law, William (born 1812 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Brother-In-Law, George (born 1870 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Leishman's household

Male

Alexander

Leishman

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Leishman

Wife
Female

Mary

Leishman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Leishman

Daughter
Female

Janet

Leishman

Daughter
Male

William

Simpson

Father-In-Law
Male

George

Simpson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Leishman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Leishman

Head

Married

26

1855

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Leishman

Wife

Married

27

1854

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Leishman

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leishman

Daughter

-

4

1877

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Leishman

Daughter

-

1

1880

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

Father-In-Law

Widower

69

1812

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Simpson

Brother-In-Law

-

11

1870

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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