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Household of John Leighton (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochee, 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 1840 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Leighton, born in 1833 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Fanny (born 1869 in Longforgan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alex (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Bella (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Annie (born 1855 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John's Step Son, Jane (born 1863 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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John Leighton's household

Male

John

Leighton

Head
Female

Jane

Leighton

Wife
Female

Fanny

Leighton

Daughter
Male

Alex

Leighton

Son
Female

Bella

Leighton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Leighton

Step Son
Female

Jane

Leighton

Step Son
First name(s) John
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Arbroath, 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

41

1840

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Leighton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Fanny

Leighton

Daughter

-

12

1869

Longforgan, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alex

Leighton

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Bella

Leighton

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Leighton

Step Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

Leighton

Step Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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