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Household of Henry Leighton (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Leighton and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Leighton, born in 1827 in , consisted of 12 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Agnes Leighton, born in 1833 in Ireland. They had 8 children; James (born 1860 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1862 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland), Edward (born 1877 in England), Jane (born 1879 in England) and Jessie (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, James (born 1825 in Ireland) and Henry's Boarder, Mary (born 1835 in Ireland).


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Henry Leighton's household

Male

Henry

Leighton

Head
Female

Agnes

Leighton

Wife
Male

James

Leighton

Son
Male

Samuel

Leighton

Son
Male

John

Leighton

Son
Female

Margaret

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Leighton

Daughter
Male

Edward

Leighton

Son
Female

Jane

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Leighton

Daughter
Male

James

McLory

Boarder
Female

Mary

McLory

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Leighton

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Agnes

Leighton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ireland

James

Leighton

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Samuel

Leighton

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Leighton

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Leighton

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leighton

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Edward

Leighton

Son

-

4

1877

England

Jane

Leighton

Daughter

-

2

1879

England

Jessie

Leighton

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McLory

Boarder

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Mary

McLory

Boarder

Married

46

1835

Ireland

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