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Household of James Leek (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

James Leek and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Leek, born in 1855 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Leek, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth M, born 1880 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth M (born 1837 in Ireland), James's Mother In Laws Son, Robert (born 1860 in Ireland), James's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1869 in Lanchester, Durham, England), James's Niece, Elizabeth J (born 1876 in Esh, Durham, England), James's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1872 in Esh, Durham, England), James's Nephew, Robert (born 1878 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and James's Boarder, John (born 1844 in Byker, Northumberland, England).


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James Leek's household

Male

James

Leek

Head
Female

Sarah J

Leek

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Leek

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Causland

Mother In Law
Male

Robert

Causland

Mother In Laws Son
Female

Mary

Causland

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth J

Grant

Niece
Female

Margaret

Causland

Sister In Law
Male

Robert

Grant

Nephew
Male

John

Proctor

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Leek
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Leek

Head

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Sarah J

Leek

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Elizabeth M

Leek

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Elizabeth M

Causland

Mother In Law

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Robert

Causland

Mother In Laws Son

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Mary

Causland

Sister In Law

Single

12

1869

Lanchester, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Grant

Niece

Single

5

1876

Esh, Durham, England

Margaret

Causland

Sister In Law

Single

9

1872

Esh, Durham, England

Robert

Grant

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Lanchester, Durham, England

John

Proctor

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Byker, Northumberland, England

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