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Household of David Leith (born 1839, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Leith and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Leith, born in 1839 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leith, born in 1843 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 8 children; Mary R (born 1867 in Caithness, Scotland), Charlotte W (born 1868 in Caithness, Scotland), William W (born 1870 in Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth T (born 1871 in Caithness, Scotland), Maria M (born 1875 in Caithness, Scotland), David R (born 1878 in Caithness, Scotland), Alice A (born 1879 in Caithness, Scotland) and Evan A (born 1881 in Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Newton, Caithness, Scotland) and David's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).


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David Leith's household

Male

David

Leith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Leith

Wife
Female

Mary R

Leith

Daughter
Female

Charlotte W

Leith

Daughter
Male

William W

Leith

Son
Female

Elizabeth T

Leith

Daughter
Female

Maria M

Leith

Daughter
Male

David R

Leith

Son
Female

Alice A

Leith

Daughter
Male

Evan A

Leith

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Sandison

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Leith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Leith

Head

Married

42

1839

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leith

Wife

Married

38

1843

Caithness, Scotland

Mary R

Leith

Daughter

-

14

1867

Caithness, Scotland

Charlotte W

Leith

Daughter

-

13

1868

Caithness, Scotland

William W

Leith

Son

-

11

1870

Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth T

Leith

Daughter

-

10

1871

Caithness, Scotland

Maria M

Leith

Daughter

-

6

1875

Caithness, Scotland

David R

Leith

Son

-

3

1878

Caithness, Scotland

Alice A

Leith

Daughter

-

2

1879

Caithness, Scotland

Evan A

Leith

Son

-

0

1881

Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Newton, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Sandison

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

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