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Household of John Leigh (born 1834, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leigh, born in 1834 in Bentham, Essex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leigh, born in 1830 in Essex, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1869 in Bromley, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, Emma (born 1857 in Devon, England), John's Boarder Son, Henry (born 1879 in Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder Daughter, Florence (born 1881 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England).


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John Leigh's household

Male

John

Leigh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife
Female

Ellen

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Emma

Brimmicombe

Boarder Head
Male

Henry

Brimmicombe

Boarder Son
Female

Florence

Brimmicombe

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bentham, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leigh

Head

Married

47

1834

Bentham, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife

Married

51

1830

Essex, England

Ellen

Leigh

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Emma

Brimmicombe

Boarder Head

Single

24

1857

Devon, England

Henry

Brimmicombe

Boarder Son

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Florence

Brimmicombe

Boarder Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

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