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Household of John Leitch (born 1813, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bower, Caithness, 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 Leitch and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leitch, born in 1813 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bessie Leitch, born in 1816 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Bessie (born 1877 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, William (born 1845 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), John's Visitor, John (born 1848 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Janet (born 1860 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Leitch's household

Male

John

Leitch

Head
Female

Bessie

Leitch

Wife
Male

William

Leitch

Son-In-Law
Female

Jennet

Leitch

Wife
Female

Bessie

Leitch

Daughter
Male

William

Leitch

Son
Male

John

Leitch

Son
Male

John

Leitch

Visitor
Female

Janet

Nickelson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Leitch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leitch

Head

Married

68

1813

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Bessie

Leitch

Wife

Married

65

1816

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

William

Leitch

Son-In-Law

Married

36

1845

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Jennet

Leitch

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Bessie

Leitch

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

William

Leitch

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

John

Leitch

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

John

Leitch

Visitor

Unmarried

33

1848

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Janet

Nickelson

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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