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Household of John Leighton (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leighton, born in 1844 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Leighton, born in 1847 in England. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Martha Elizabeth (born 1876 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Margaret M (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Leighton's household

Male

John

Leighton

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Leighton

Wife
Male

William

Leighton

Son
Male

Alexander

Leighton

Son
Female

Martha Elizabeth

Leighton

Daughter
Male

John

Leighton

Son
Female

Margaret M

Leighton

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leighton

Head

Married

37

1844

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Ann

Leighton

Wife

Married

34

1847

England

William

Leighton

Son

-

9

1872

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Leighton

Son

-

7

1874

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha Elizabeth

Leighton

Daughter

-

5

1876

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Leighton

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret M

Leighton

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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