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Household of John Leighton (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leighton, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Leighton, born in 1848 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Allan (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Martha (born 1853 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Rebecca (born 1857 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Leighton's household

Male

John

Leighton

Head
Female

Agnes

Leighton

Wife
Female

Margaret

Leighton

Daughter
Male

Allan

Leighton

Son
Female

Martha

Stewart

Sister-In-Law
Female

Rebecca

Stewart

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Leighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leighton

Head

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Leighton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Leighton

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Allan

Leighton

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Martha

Stewart

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Rebecca

Stewart

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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