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Household of John Leishman (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 Leishman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leishman, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Leishman, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert C (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Leishman's household

Male

John

Leishman

Head
Female

Jane

Leishman

Wife
Male

William

Leishman

Son
Male

Robert C

Leishman

Son
Male

John

Muir

Brother-In-Law
Male

William

Henderson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Leishman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leishman

Head

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Leishman

Wife

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Leishman

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert C

Leishman

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Muir

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Henderson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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