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Household of John Leigh (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leigh, born in 1835 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Leigh, born in 1838 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England. They had 9 children; Harriet (born 1859 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England), Elijah (born 1861 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1862 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England), Fred (born 1865 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England), Luke (born 1867 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England) and Henry (born 1877 in Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England).


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John Leigh's household

Male

John

Leigh

Head
Female

Sarah

Leigh

Wife
Female

Harriet

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Elijah

Leigh

Son
Male

William

Leigh

Son
Male

Fred

Leigh

Son
Male

Luke

Leigh

Son
Female

Hannah

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Annie

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Henry

Leigh

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leigh

Head

Married

46

1835

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Leigh

Wife

Married

43

1838

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Leigh

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

Elijah

Leigh

Son

Single

20

1861

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

William

Leigh

Son

Single

19

1862

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

Fred

Leigh

Son

Single

16

1865

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

Luke

Leigh

Son

Single

14

1867

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Leigh

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Leigh

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Leigh

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Leigh

Son

Single

4

1877

Spring Bank, Staffordshire, England

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