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Household of Barbara Leask (born 1846, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Barbara Leask and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Barbara Leask, born in 1846 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Barbara was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Barbara (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Barbara's -, Mary (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara's Father, John (born 1805 in Orkney, Scotland) and Barbara's Mother, Jane (born 1821 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Barbara Leask's household

Female

Barbara

Leask

Head
Female

Barbara

Leask

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Leask

Son
Male

John

Leask

Son
Male

Peter

Miller

Son
Female

Jane

Leask

Daughter
Female

Mary

Leask

-
Male

John

Miller

Father
Female

Jane

Miller

Mother
First name(s) Barbara
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Barbara

Leask

Head

Widow

35

1846

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Leask

Daughter

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Leask

Son

-

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Leask

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Miller

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Leask

Daughter

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Leask

-

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Miller

Father

Married

76

1805

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Miller

Mother

Married

60

1821

Orkney, Scotland

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