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Household of James Lesslie (born 1828, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, 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 Lesslie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lesslie, born in 1828 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Lesslie, born in 1823 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1850 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1853 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1857 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1861 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Lesslie's household

Male

James

Lesslie

Head
Female

Helen

Lesslie

Wife
Male

Charles

Lesslie

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lesslie

Daughter
Female

Helen

Lesslie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lesslie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Lesslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lesslie

Head

Married

53

1828

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Lesslie

Wife

Married

58

1823

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Charles

Lesslie

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lesslie

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Lesslie

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Lesslie

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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