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Household of David D Leisk (born 1836, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, 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.

David D Leisk and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David D Leisk, born in 1836 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. David D was the head of the household, married to Rebeca R Leisk, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elsie D (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James R (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edith A (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David D's Servant, Eliza (born 1852 in Ireland), David D's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David D's Servant, Anne (born 1869 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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David D Leisk's household

Male

David D

Leisk

Head
Female

Rebeca R

Leisk

Wife
Female

Elsie D

Leisk

Daughter
Male

James R

Leisk

Son
Female

Edith A

Leisk

Daughter
Female

Eliza

?

Servant
Female

Margaret

Miller

Servant
Female

Anne

Whiteford

Servant
First name(s) David D
Last name Leisk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David D

Leisk

Head

Married

45

1836

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Rebeca R

Leisk

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elsie D

Leisk

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James R

Leisk

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith A

Leisk

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

?

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Ireland

Margaret

Miller

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Anne

Whiteford

Servant

Unmarried

12

1869

Invernessshire, Scotland

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