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Household of James Leiper (born 1816, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, 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 Leiper and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Leiper, born in 1816 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Marion B Leiper, born in 1826 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Robert (born 1850 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1852 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1855 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1858 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1866 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1870 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Granddaughter, ? L Wilson, born in 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Leiper's household

Male

James

Leiper

Head
Female

Marion B

Leiper

Wife
Male

Robert

Leiper

Son
Female

Margaret

Leiper

Daughter
Female

Susan

Leiper

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Leiper

Son
Male

James

Leiper

Son
Male

William

Leiper

Son
Female

Marion

Leiper

Daughter
Male

John

Leiper

Son
Male

Archibald

Leiper

Son
Female

? L

Wilson

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Leiper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Leiper

Head

Married

65

1816

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion B

Leiper

Wife

Married

55

1826

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Leiper

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Leiper

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Leiper

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Leiper

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Leiper

Son

-

21

1860

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Leiper

Son

-

17

1864

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Leiper

Daughter

-

15

1866

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Leiper

Son

-

13

1868

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Leiper

Son

-

11

1870

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

? L

Wilson

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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