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Household of David Leighton (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ceres, Fife, 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 Leighton and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Leighton, born in 1854 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leighton, born in 1857 in Down, Ireland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Father, David Leighton, born in 1803 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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David Leighton's household
David
Leighton
Head
Elizabeth
Leighton
Wife
Ann
Leighton
Daughter
Mary
Leighton
Daughter
Elizabeth
Leighton
Daughter
David
Leighton
Son
David
Leighton
Father
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Leighton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Leighton | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Leighton | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Down, Ireland | |
Ann | Leighton | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Leighton | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Leighton | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Leighton | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
David | Leighton | Father | Married | 78 | 1803 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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