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Household of Ellen Leigh (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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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.

Ellen Leigh and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Leigh, born in 1828 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Peter (born 1858 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1862 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1864 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Servant, Richard Halton, born in 1829 in Lancashire, England.


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Ellen Leigh's household

Female

Ellen

Leigh

Head
Male

Peter

Leigh

Son
Male

John

Leigh

Son
Female

Alice

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Leigh

Son
Male

Richard

Halton

Servant
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Leigh

Head

Widow

53

1828

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Peter

Leigh

Son

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

John

Leigh

Son

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

Alice

Leigh

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Leigh

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Richard

Halton

Servant

Married

52

1829

Lancashire, England

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