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Household of John Leigh (born 1827, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Leigh and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leigh, born in 1827 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leigh, born in 1829 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel (born 1853 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1855 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1857 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1859 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Margaret (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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John Leigh's household

Male

John

Leigh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife
Male

Samuel

Leigh

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Robert

Leigh

Son
Female

Emma

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Leigh

Daughter
Male

John

Leigh

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leigh

Head

Married

54

1827

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife

Married

52

1829

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Samuel

Leigh

Son

Single

28

1853

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Leigh

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Robert

Leigh

Son

Single

24

1857

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emma

Leigh

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Leigh

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Leigh

Son

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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