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Household of John Leask (born 1830, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Evie & Rendall, Orkney, 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.

John Leask and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leask, born in 1830 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Leask, born in 1830 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; George T (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Leask's household

Male

John

Leask

Head
Female

Jane

Leask

Wife
Male

George T

Leask

Son
Male

James

Leask

Son
Male

William

Leask

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Leask

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Millar

Servant
Male

William

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leask

Head

Married

51

1830

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Leask

Wife

Married

51

1830

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George T

Leask

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

James

Leask

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

William

Leask

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann

Leask

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Servant

-

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

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