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Household of John Legget (born 1807, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Legget and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Legget, born in 1807 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Legget, born in 1811 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1836 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1853 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Robert (born 1867 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John's Visitor, Eleanor (born 1857 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Legget's household

Male

John

Legget

Head
Female

Janet

Legget

Wife
Male

John

Legget

Son
Female

Janet

Legget

Daughter
Male

Robert

Legget

Grandson
Female

Eleanor

Black

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Legget
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Legget

Head

Married

74

1807

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Legget

Wife

Married

70

1811

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Legget

Son

Unmarried

45

1836

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Legget

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Legget

Grandson

-

14

1867

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Eleanor

Black

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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