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Household of John Leigh (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 1837 in Disley, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Leigh, born in 1834 in Marple, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Ruth (born 1862 in Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1864 in Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1866 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Anne M (born 1870 in Whaley, Derbyshire, England) and John's Step Daughter, Ellen (born 1872 in Taxal, Cheshire, England).


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John Leigh's household

Male

John

Leigh

Head
Female

Sarah

Leigh

Wife
Female

Ruth

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Ann

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Anne M

Depledge (Leigh)

Step Daughter
Female

Ellen

Depledge (Leigh)

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Disley, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leigh

Head

Married

44

1837

Disley, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Leigh

Wife

Married

47

1834

Marple, Cheshire, England

Ruth

Leigh

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Ann

Leigh

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Leigh

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

Anne M

Depledge (Leigh)

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Whaley, Derbyshire, England

Ellen

Depledge (Leigh)

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Taxal, Cheshire, England

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