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Household of Alexander McLeish (born 1820, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Redgorton, Perthshire, 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 McLeish and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLeish, born in 1820 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy McLeish, born in 1821 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1830 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1862 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Jemima McLeish, born in 1875 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McLeish's household

Male

Alexander

McLeish

Head
Female

Betsy

McLeish

Wife
Female

Jessie

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Jemima

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Jemima

McLeish

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLeish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLeish

Head

Married

61

1820

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

McLeish

Wife

Married

60

1821

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

51

1830

Perthshire, Scotland

Jemima

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

Jemima

McLeish

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland

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