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Household of James Lesslie Work (born 1841, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingston, Surrey, England

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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 Work and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lesslie Work, born in 1841 in Scalloway, Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. James Lesslie was the head of the household, married to Mary Work, born in 1850 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Leslie G (born 1876 in Malden, Surrey, England), Reginald L (born 1878 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England) and Robert L (born 1881 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James Lesslie's Mother In Law, Honor (born 1820 in Halberton, Devon, England), James Lesslie's Niece, Honor Elizth (born 1877 in Malden, Surrey, England), James Lesslie's Niece, Adelaide (born 1879 in Herne Hill, Surrey, England) and James Lesslie's Servant, Lavinia (born 1864 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England).


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James Lesslie Work's household

Male

James Lesslie

Work

Head
Female

Mary

Work

Wife
Male

Leslie G

Work

Son
Male

Reginald L

Work

Son
Male

Robert L

Work

Son
Female

Honor

Daw

Mother In Law
Female

Honor Elizth

Baker

Niece
Female

Adelaide

Baker

Niece
Female

Lavinia

Gillham

Servant
First name(s) James Lesslie
Last name Work
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scalloway, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Lesslie

Work

Head

Married

40

1841

Scalloway, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Work

Wife

Married

31

1850

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Leslie G

Work

Son

Single

5

1876

Malden, Surrey, England

Reginald L

Work

Son

Single

3

1878

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Robert L

Work

Son

Single

0

1881

Wimbledon, Surrey, England

Honor

Daw

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Halberton, Devon, England

Honor Elizth

Baker

Niece

Single

4

1877

Malden, Surrey, England

Adelaide

Baker

Niece

Single

2

1879

Herne Hill, Surrey, England

Lavinia

Gillham

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wimbledon, Surrey, England

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