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Household of Catherine Leask (born 1839, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nesting, 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.

Catherine Leask and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Leask, born in 1839 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 5 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Sister, Margaret Pole, born in 1830 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Catherine Leask's household

Female

Catherine

Leask

Head
Male

William

Leask

Son
Female

Margaret

Leask

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Leask

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Pole

Sister
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Leask

Head

Widow

42

1839

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Leask

Son

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Leask

Daughter

-

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Williamina

Leask

Daughter

-

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Pole

Sister

Unmarried

51

1830

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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