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Household of James Lesslie (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stronsay, 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 Lesslie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lesslie, born in 1836 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Lesslie, born in 1833 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Barbara (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), William C (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), Edward S (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas W (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Lesslie's household

Male

James

Lesslie

Head
Female

Barbara

Lesslie

Wife
Female

Barbara

Lesslie

Daughter
Male

Robert

Lesslie

Son
Male

William C

Lesslie

Son
Male

George

Lesslie

Son
Male

John

Lesslie

Son
Male

Edward S

Lesslie

Son
Male

Thomas W

Lesslie

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Lesslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lesslie

Head

Married

45

1836

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Lesslie

Wife

Married

48

1833

Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Lesslie

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Lesslie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

William C

Lesslie

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

George

Lesslie

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

John

Lesslie

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

Edward S

Lesslie

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas W

Lesslie

Son

-

3

1878

Orkney, Scotland

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