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Household of Henry F Leigh (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Henry F Leigh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry F Leigh, born in 1840 in Cannington, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Henry F was the head of the household, married to Mary E Leigh, born in 1841 in Middlezoy, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Florence (born 1872 in Cannington, Somerset, England) and Douglas (born 1874 in Cannington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry F's Governess, Mary (born 1857 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England), Henry F's Cook, Ann (born 1859 in Pitminster, Somerset, England) and Henry F's House Maid, Ellen (born 1859 in -).


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Henry F Leigh's household

Male

Henry F

Leigh

Head
Female

Mary E

Leigh

Wife
Female

Florence

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Douglas

Leigh

Son
Female

Mary

Towells

Governess
Female

Ann

Hutchings

Cook
Female

Ellen

Bartlet

House Maid
First name(s) Henry F
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cannington, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry F

Leigh

Head

Married

41

1840

Cannington, Somerset, England

Mary E

Leigh

Wife

Married

40

1841

Middlezoy, Somerset, England

Florence

Leigh

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cannington, Somerset, England

Douglas

Leigh

Son

Single

7

1874

Cannington, Somerset, England

Mary

Towells

Governess

Single

24

1857

Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Ann

Hutchings

Cook

Single

22

1859

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Ellen

Bartlet

House Maid

Single

22

1859

-

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