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Household of Janet Leask (born 1834, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, Shetland, 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.

Janet Leask and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Leask, born in 1834 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Janet was the head of the household, married to Margaret Leask, born in 1855 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1855 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Laurence (born 1868 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Elisa Ann (born 1871 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Barbra (born 1875 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Grandson, John Wm (born 1878 in England), Janet's Father, Andrew (born 1797 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Janet's Servant, Ann Jean (born 1861 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Janet Leask's household

Female

Janet

Leask

Head
Female

Margaret

Leask

Daughter
Male

John

Leask

Son
Male

Robert

Leask

Son
Male

Laurence

Leask

Son
Female

Elisa Ann

Leask

Daughter
Female

Barbra

Leask

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Nicolson

Grandson
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Father
Female

Ann Jean

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Leask

Head

Married

47

1834

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Leask

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Leask

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Leask

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Leask

Son

-

13

1868

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elisa Ann

Leask

Daughter

-

10

1871

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbra

Leask

Daughter

-

6

1875

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

John Wm

Nicolson

Grandson

-

3

1878

England

Andrew

Thomson

Father

Widower

84

1797

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann Jean

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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