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Household of James McLeish (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 McLeish and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McLeish, born in 1821 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Olivia McLeish, born in 1826 in Ireland. They had 3 children; John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cath (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James G (born 1875 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Father, James (born 1801 in Ireland).


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James McLeish's household

Male

James

McLeish

Head
Female

Olivia

McLeish

Wife
Male

John

McLeish

Son
Female

Cath

McLeish

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McLeish

Son
Male

James G

McLeish

Grandson
Male

James

McLeish

Father
First name(s) James
Last name McLeish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McLeish

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Olivia

McLeish

Wife

Married

55

1826

Ireland

John

McLeish

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cath

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McLeish

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James G

McLeish

Grandson

Unmarried

6

1875

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

McLeish

Father

Widower

80

1801

Ireland

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