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Household of Betsy Leask (born 1825, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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.

Betsy Leask and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Leask, born in 1825 in Orkney, consisted of 2 members. Betsy was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wood, born in 1841 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Visitor, Jessie Wood, born in 1841 in Orkney, Scotland.


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Betsy Leask's household

Female

Betsy

Leask

Head
Female

Jessie

Wood

Visitor
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Leask

Head

Married

56

1825

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Wood

Visitor

Unmarried

40

1841

Orkney, Scotland

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