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Household of James Leask (born 1841, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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.

James Leask and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Leask, born in 1841 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Leask, born in 1843 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret Helen (born 1875 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Martha (born 1878 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Henry (born 1881 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Janet Shewan, born in 1821 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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James Leask's household

Male

James

Leask

Head
Female

Jane

Leask

Wife
Male

James

Leask

Son
Female

Jane

Leask

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Leask

Daughter
Female

Margaret Helen

Leask

Daughter
Female

Martha

Leask

Daughter
Female

Janet

Shewan

Visitor
Male

Henry

Leask

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Leask

Head

Married

40

1841

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Leask

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Leask

Son

-

12

1869

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Leask

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leask

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret Helen

Leask

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Martha

Leask

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Shewan

Visitor

Unmarried

60

1821

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Henry

Leask

Son

-

0

1881

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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