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Household of Henry Leask (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Leask, born in 1836 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Annie Leask, born in 1836 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Henry L (born 1866 in Sandwich, Orkney, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in New Zealand), Robert (born 1869 in New Zealand), James (born 1871 in New Zealand), Alexander L (born 1872 in New Zealand), Henrietta J (born 1876 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary L (born 1879 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Eliza Watson, born in 1861 in Galston, Fife, Scotland.


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Henry Leask's household

Male

Henry

Leask

Head
Female

Annie

Leask

Wife
Male

Henry L

Leask

Son
Male

Thomas

Leask

Son
Male

Robert

Leask

Son
Male

James

Leask

Son
Male

Alexander L

Leask

Son
Female

Henrietta J

Leask

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Leask

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Watson

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Leask

Head

Married

45

1836

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Annie

Leask

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry L

Leask

Son

-

15

1866

Sandwich, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Leask

Son

-

14

1867

New Zealand

Robert

Leask

Son

-

12

1869

New Zealand

James

Leask

Son

-

10

1871

New Zealand

Alexander L

Leask

Son

-

9

1872

New Zealand

Henrietta J

Leask

Daughter

-

5

1876

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary L

Leask

Daughter

-

2

1879

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Galston, Fife, Scotland

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