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Household of John Leigh (born 1832, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 1832 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Leigh, born in 1829 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Margaret A (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Mary A (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Sarah J (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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John Leigh's household
John
Leigh
Head
Ann
Leigh
Wife
Alice
Calderbank
Daughter
Sarah
Roscoe
Boarder
Margaret A
Roscoe
Boarder
Mary A
Roscoe
Boarder
Sarah J
Roscoe
Boarder
John
Roscoe
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Leigh |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Leigh | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Ann | Leigh | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Calderbank | Daughter | Single | 29 | 1852 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Roscoe | Boarder | Widow | 27 | 1854 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret A | Roscoe | Boarder | Single | 11 | 1870 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Mary A | Roscoe | Boarder | Single | 9 | 1872 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah J | Roscoe | Boarder | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
John | Roscoe | Boarder | Single | 4 | 1877 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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