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Household of James Leyland (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 Leyland and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Leyland, born in 1822 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Leyland, born in 1823 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1846 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), James (born 1849 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), William (born 1852 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Jane A (born 1858 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1861 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and Cicely (born 1862 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Stepson, Walter (born 1866 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and James's Step Daughter, Lucy A (born 1872 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).


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James Leyland's household

Male

James

Leyland

Head
Female

Hannah

Leyland

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Burgess

Daughter
Male

James

Burgess

Son
Male

William

Burgess

Son
Female

Jane A

Leyland

Daughter
Male

Charles

Leyland

Son
Female

Cicely

Leyland

Daughter
Male

Walter

Burgess

Stepson
Female

Lucy A

Burgess

Step Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Leyland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Leyland

Head

Married

59

1822

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Leyland

Wife

Married

58

1823

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Burgess

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

James

Burgess

Son

Single

32

1849

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

William

Burgess

Son

Single

29

1852

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Leyland

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Charles

Leyland

Son

Single

20

1861

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Cicely

Leyland

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Walter

Burgess

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Lucy A

Burgess

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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