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Household of Jacob Legg (born 1827, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Jacob Legg and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Legg, born in 1827 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Mary E R Legg, born in 1831 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John T (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Jacob (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jacob's Niece, Mary J Dalton, born in 1860 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Jacob Legg's household

Male

Jacob

Legg

Head
Female

Mary E R

Legg

Wife
Male

John T

Legg

Son
Female

Mary J

Legg

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Legg

Son
Female

Mary J

Dalton

Niece
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Legg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Legg

Head

Married

54

1827

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Mary E R

Legg

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John T

Legg

Son

Single

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary J

Legg

Daughter

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

Jacob

Legg

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary J

Dalton

Niece

Single

21

1860

York, Yorkshire, England

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