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Household of James Leigh (born 1812, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 Leigh and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Leigh, born in 1812 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Leigh, born in 1822 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1867 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Bertram Benedict (born 1877 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and Maria B J (born 1878 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Selina (born 1867 in Dalton, Lancashire, England), James's Visitor, Bernard (born 1819 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), James's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1818 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Lodger Head, Francis (born 1850 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Cecilia (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
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James Leigh's household
James
Leigh
Head
Jane
Leigh
Wife
Ellen
Leigh
Daughter
Sarah
Leigh
Daughter
Jane
Leigh
Daughter
Alice
Leigh
Daughter
William H
Leigh
Son
Selina
Abbott
Servant
Bernard
O'Connor
Visitor
Mary Ann
O'Connor
Visitor
Francis
Walmsley
Lodger Head
Bertram Benedict
Walmsley
Son
Maria B J
Walmsley
Daughter
Cecilia
Holland
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Leigh |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 69 |
| Birth year | 1812 |
| Birth place | Atherton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Leigh | Head | Married | 69 | 1812 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Leigh | Wife | Married | 59 | 1822 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Leigh | Daughter | Single | 31 | 1850 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Leigh | Daughter | Single | 29 | 1852 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Leigh | Daughter | Single | 27 | 1854 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Leigh | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
William H | Leigh | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Southport, Lancashire, England | |
Selina | Abbott | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | Dalton, Lancashire, England | |
Bernard | O'Connor | Visitor | Married | 62 | 1819 | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland | |
Mary Ann | O'Connor | Visitor | Married | 63 | 1818 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Francis | Walmsley | Lodger Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
Bertram Benedict | Walmsley | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Maria B J | Walmsley | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Cecilia | Holland | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | St Helens, Lancashire, England |
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