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Household of David Legg (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Legg and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Legg, born in 1848 in , consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Maggie Legg, born in 1852 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, Charles (born 1860 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and David's Boarder, Peter (born 1850 in Hallen, Morayshire, Scotland).


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David Legg's household

Male

David

Legg

Head
Female

Maggie

Legg

Wife
Female

Jessie

Legg

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Legg

Daughter
Male

Charles

Hutchison

Boarder
Male

Peter

McCaulay

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Legg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Legg

Head

Married

33

1848

-

Maggie

Legg

Wife

Married

29

1852

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Legg

Daughter

-

2

1879

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Legg

Daughter

-

0

1881

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Charles

Hutchison

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Peter

McCaulay

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Hallen, Morayshire, Scotland

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