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Household of James Leslie (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkden, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1845 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Heriot Leslie, born in 1842 in Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet Gray (born 1870 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1872 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert Mitchell (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Flora (born 1858 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, George (born 1863 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Leslie's household

Male

James

Leslie

Head
Female

Janet Heriot

Leslie

Wife
Female

Janet Gray

Leslie

Daughter
Male

John

Leslie

Son
Male

James

Leslie

Son
Male

Robert Mitchell

Leslie

Son
Female

Flora

Scott

Servant
Male

George

Mackay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Leslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Leslie

Head

Married

36

1845

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet Heriot

Leslie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Gray

Leslie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Leslie

Son

-

9

1872

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Leslie

Son

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert Mitchell

Leslie

Son

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Flora

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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