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Household of George Leith (born 1830, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nairn, Nairn, 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.

George Leith and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Leith, born in 1830 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 17 members. George was the head of the household, married to Eliza Leith, born in 1830 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1856 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Christina (born 1859 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Eliza C (born 1862 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Lucy (born 1864 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and George D F (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George's Boarder, W L (born 1857 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's Boarder, John A (born 1859 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Alexander (born 1851 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Frederick (born 1861 in England), George's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George's Servant, Elspeth (born 1863 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Christina (born 1851 in Glenelg, Invernessshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Catherine (born 1853 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland).


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George Leith's household

Male

George

Leith

Head
Female

Eliza

Leith

Wife
Female

Annie

Leith

Daughter
Female

Christina

Leith

Daughter
Female

Eliza C

Leith

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Leith

Daughter
Male

George D F

Leith

Son
Male

John

Cranston

Boarder
Male

W L

Cant

Boarder
Male

John A

Fraser

Boarder
Male

Robert

Murray

Servant
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Servant
Male

Frederick

Urquhart

Servant
Female

Jessie

Byres

Servant
Female

Elspeth

Fraser

Servant
Female

Christina

McPhee

Servant
Female

Catherine

Gunn

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Leith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Leith

Head

Married

51

1830

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Eliza

Leith

Wife

Married

51

1830

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Annie

Leith

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Leith

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Eliza C

Leith

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Lucy

Leith

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

George D F

Leith

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Cranston

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

W L

Cant

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John A

Fraser

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Robert

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Servant

Married

30

1851

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Frederick

Urquhart

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Jessie

Byres

Servant

Married

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elspeth

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Christina

McPhee

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Glenelg, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Gunn

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

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