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Household of James Lesslie (born 1830, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lesslie, born in 1830 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Lesslie, born in 1841 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1874 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Gilbert (born 1876 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Marshall, born in 1866 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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James Lesslie's household

Male

James

Lesslie

Head
Female

Annie

Lesslie

Wife
Male

John

Begg

Son
Male

James

Lesslie

Son
Male

Gilbert

Lesslie

Son
Male

Alexander

Lesslie

Son
Male

William

Lesslie

Son
Female

Mary

Marshall

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Lesslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lesslie

Head

Married

51

1830

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Lesslie

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Begg

Son

-

7

1874

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Lesslie

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Lesslie

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lesslie

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Lesslie

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Marshall

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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