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Household of John Leighton (born 1815, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 Leighton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leighton, born in 1815 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Leighton, born in 1830 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Helen, born 1868 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Sophia F (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Alexandrina (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Leighton's household

Male

John

Leighton

Head
Female

Ann

Leighton

Wife
Female

Helen

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Sophia F

Sim

Boarder
Female

Alexandrina

Bruce

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leighton

Head

Married

66

1815

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Leighton

Wife

Married

51

1830

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Leighton

Daughter

-

13

1868

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia F

Sim

Boarder

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

Bruce

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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