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Household of Henry Leask (born 1809, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birsay, Orkney, 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.

Henry Leask and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Leask, born in 1809 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 16 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza D Leask, born in 1815 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Harriet W (born 1840 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Graham (born 1843 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth J (born 1845 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Son-In-Law, John (born 1841 in Orkney, Scotland), Henry's Granddaughter, Henrietta E (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Henry's Granddaughter, Agnes M (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Henry's Granddaughter, Emily M (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland), Henry's Granddaughter, Annie B (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland), Henry's Servant, James (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), Henry's Servant, John (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), Henry's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland), Henry's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland), Henry's Servant, Ann (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland) and Henry's Lodger, Ann (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Henry Leask's household

Male

Henry

Leask

Head
Female

Eliza D

Leask

Wife
Female

Harriet W

Leask

Daughter
Female

Graham

Leask

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Cumming

Daughter
Male

John

Cumming

Son-In-Law
Female

Henrietta E

Cumming

Granddaughter
Female

Agnes M

Cumming

Granddaughter
Female

Emily M

Cumming

Granddaughter
Female

Annie B

Cumming

Granddaughter
Male

James

Langskail

Servant
Male

John

Johnstone

Servant
Female

Margaret

Langskail

Servant
Female

Mary

Groundwater

Servant
Female

Ann

Folster

Servant
Female

Ann

Harvey

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Leask

Head

Married

72

1809

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Eliza D

Leask

Wife

Married

66

1815

Walls, Orkney, Scotland

Harriet W

Leask

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Graham

Leask

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth J

Cumming

Daughter

Married

36

1845

Orkney, Scotland

John

Cumming

Son-In-Law

Married

40

1841

Orkney, Scotland

Henrietta E

Cumming

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Agnes M

Cumming

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Emily M

Cumming

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Annie B

Cumming

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

James

Langskail

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

John

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Langskail

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Groundwater

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Folster

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Harvey

Lodger

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

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