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Household of James Leslie (born 1830, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunrossness, 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 Leslie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Leslie, born in 1830 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Williamina Leslie, born in 1837 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Williamina (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Adam (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Uncle, John (born 1804 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James's Servant, Urcila (born 1859 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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James Leslie's household

Male

James

Leslie

Head
Female

Williamina

Leslie

Wife
Female

Williamina

Leslie

Daughter
Male

James

Leslie

Son
Male

John

Leslie

Son
Male

Adam

Leslie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Leslie

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Leslie

Son
Male

John

Barnson

Uncle
Female

Urcila

Cheyne

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Leslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Leslie

Head

Married

51

1830

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Williamina

Leslie

Wife

Married

44

1837

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Williamina

Leslie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Leslie

Son

-

12

1869

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Leslie

Son

-

10

1871

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Adam

Leslie

Son

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leslie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Leslie

Son

-

0

1881

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Barnson

Uncle

Unmarried

77

1804

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Urcila

Cheyne

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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