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Household of Barbara Leisk (born 1834, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bressay, 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.

Barbara Leisk and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Barbara Leisk, born in 1834 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Barbara was the head of the household, married to Francis Leisk, born in 1860 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Francis (born 1860 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John H (born 1867 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William P (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Barbra J (born 1864 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Anderina (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Barbara's Sister-In-Law, Anderina (born 1821 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Barbara's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1827 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Barbara's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Barbara Leisk's household

Female

Barbara

Leisk

Head
Male

Francis

Leisk

Son
Male

John H

Leisk

Son
Male

William P

Leisk

Son
Female

Barbra J

Leisk

Daughter
Female

Anderina

Leisk

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Leisk

Daughter
Female

Anderina

Leisk

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Leisk

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Miller

Servant
First name(s) Barbara
Last name Leisk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Barbara

Leisk

Head

Married

47

1834

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Francis

Leisk

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John H

Leisk

Son

-

14

1867

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William P

Leisk

Son

-

12

1869

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbra J

Leisk

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Anderina

Leisk

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jemima

Leisk

Daughter

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Anderina

Leisk

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

60

1821

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Leisk

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

54

1827

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Miller

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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