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Household of John Leigh (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leigh, born in 1850 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Leigh, born in 1855 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ann Jane (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Lawrence (born 1877 in Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1875 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John J (born 1864 in Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Lancashire, England).


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John Leigh's household

Male

John

Leigh

Head
Female

Ann

Leigh

Wife
Female

Ann Jane

Leigh

Daughter
Male

John

Leigh

Son
Male

Lawrence

Leigh

Son
Male

Robert

Leigh

Son
Female

Jessie

Leigh

Daughter
Male

John J

Spencer

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Davies

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leigh

Head

Married

31

1850

Lancashire, England

Ann

Leigh

Wife

Married

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Ann Jane

Leigh

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

John

Leigh

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Lawrence

Leigh

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Robert

Leigh

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Jessie

Leigh

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

John J

Spencer

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Davies

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

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