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Household of David Leishman (born 1803, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, 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 Leishman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Leishman, born in 1803 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Christina Leishman, born in 1813 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1843 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1853 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Grandson, David (born 1862 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Grandson, Alexander (born 1870 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Grandson, James (born 1871 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Grandson, William (born 1875 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Leishman's household

Male

David

Leishman

Head
Female

Christina

Leishman

Wife
Female

Margaret

Leishman

Daughter
Male

David

Leishman

Son
Male

David

Leishman

Grandson
Male

Alexander

Caldwell

Grandson
Male

James

Inch

Grandson
Male

William

Shaw

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name Leishman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Leishman

Head

Married

78

1803

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Leishman

Wife

Married

68

1813

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Leishman

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Leishman

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Leishman

Grandson

Unmarried

19

1862

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Caldwell

Grandson

-

11

1870

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Inch

Grandson

-

10

1871

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Grandson

-

6

1875

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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