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Household of James Leask (born 1825, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Evie & Rendall, 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.
James Leask and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Leask, born in 1825 in Orkney, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie M Leask, born in 1836 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, William (born 1829 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1839 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Joan (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Servant, Lydia Ann (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland).
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James Leask's household
James
Leask
Head
Jessie M
Leask
Wife
John
Leask
Son
James
Leask
Son
William
Leask
Son
Samuel
Leask
Son
William
Leask
Brother
Mary
Leask
Sister-In-Law
John
Isbester
Servant
Joan
Moonie
Servant
Lydia Ann
Corrigall
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Leask |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Leask | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie M | Leask | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Leask | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Leask | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Leask | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Samuel | Leask | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Leask | Brother | Married | 52 | 1829 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Leask | Sister-In-Law | Married | 42 | 1839 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Isbester | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
Joan | Moonie | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Lydia Ann | Corrigall | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Orkney, Scotland |
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