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Household of Arthur Leask (born 1823, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, Shetland, 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.

Arthur Leask and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Leask, born in 1823 in Burras, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Margaret Leask, born in 1825 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1862 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1854 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Son-In-Law, George (born 1852 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Arthur's Grandson, George (born 1879 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Arthur's Grandson, Robert A (born 1881 in Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Arthur Leask's household

Male

Arthur

Leask

Head
Female

Margaret

Leask

Wife
Female

Ann

Leask

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Leask

Daughter
Male

George

Inkster

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Inkster

Daughter
Male

George

Inkster

Grandson
Male

Robert A

Leask

Grandson
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Leask

Head

Married

58

1823

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Leask

Wife

Married

56

1825

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Leask

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Leask

Daughter

-

14

1867

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

George

Inkster

Son-In-Law

Married

29

1852

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Inkster

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

George

Inkster

Grandson

-

2

1879

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert A

Leask

Grandson

-

0

1881

Burras, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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