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Household of Helen Leighton (born 1808, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.
Helen Leighton and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Leighton, born in 1808 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Charles (born 1841 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1845 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and W R (born 1851 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Helen's Boarder, W R L Greig, born in 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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Helen Leighton's household
Helen
Leighton
Head
Charles
Leighton
Son
Jessie
Leighton
Daughter
W R
Leighton
Son
W R L
Greig
Boarder
| First name(s) | Helen |
| Last name | Leighton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 73 |
| Birth year | 1808 |
| Birth place | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Helen | Leighton | Head | Widow | 73 | 1808 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Charles | Leighton | Son | Widower | 40 | 1841 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Leighton | Daughter | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
W R | Leighton | Son | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
W R L | Greig | Boarder | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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