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Household of James Leslie (born 1855, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 Leslie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Leslie, born in 1855 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Leslie, born in 1845 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; George, born 1880 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1862 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), James's Boarder, Sinclair (born 1863 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1817 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Leslie's household

Male

James

Leslie

Head
Female

Isabella

Leslie

Wife
Female

Mary

Allan

Step Daughter
Male

George

Leslie

Son
Male

John

Firth

Boarder
Male

Sinclair

Seatter

Boarder
Male

James

Burgar

Boarder
Female

Mary

Linklater

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Leslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Leslie

Head

Married

26

1855

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Leslie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Allan

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

George

Leslie

Son

-

1

1880

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

John

Firth

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Sinclair

Seatter

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

James

Burgar

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Linklater

Visitor

Widow

64

1817

Orkney, Scotland

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