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Household of James Leslie (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Leslie, born in 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Leslie, born in 1843 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; David (born 1865 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1868 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alex (born 1876 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1879 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Betsey Butchart, born in 1805 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Leslie's household

Male

James

Leslie

Head
Female

Jessie

Leslie

Wife
Male

David

Leslie

Son
Female

Jessie

Leslie

Daughter
Male

William

Leslie

Son
Female

Agnes

Leslie

Daughter
Male

James

Leslie

Son
Male

Alex

Leslie

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Leslie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Leslie

Daughter
Female

Betsey

Butchart

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Leslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Leslie

Head

Married

38

1843

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Leslie

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Leslie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Leslie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Leslie

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Leslie

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Leslie

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex

Leslie

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Jane

Leslie

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Leslie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsey

Butchart

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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