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Household of John Leigh (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leigh, born in 1839 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Leigh, born in 1834 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1870 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1879 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Jane Leigh, born in 1840 in Bedford, Lancashire, England.


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John Leigh's household

Male

John

Leigh

Head
Female

Alice

Leigh

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Leigh

Daughter
Male

John

Leigh

Son
Female

Alice

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Leigh

Son
Female

Jane

Leigh

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leigh

Head

Married

42

1839

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Leigh

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Leigh

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bedford, Lancashire, England

John

Leigh

Son

Single

4

1877

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Leigh

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Leigh

Son

Single

2

1879

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Leigh

Sister In Law

-

41

1840

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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