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Household of John Lessels (born 1809, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 Lessels and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lessels, born in 1809 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frank A St Ogger, born in 1848 in -. They had 1 child; Isabella L St, born 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Frank A St (born 1848 in -), John's Granddaughter, Mary H L (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Grandson, John L (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Ann Campbell S (born 1864 in Midlothian, Scotland), John's Grandson, Infant Under 1 Mo So (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1831 in Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Lessels's household

Male

John

Lessels

Head
Male

Frank A St

Ogger

Son-In-Law
Female

Isabella L St

Ogger

Daughter
Female

Mary H L

Calder

Granddaughter
Male

John L

Calder

Grandson
Female

Ann Campbell S

Calder

Granddaughter
Male

Infant Under 1 Mo So

Calder

Grandson
Female

Isabella

Blair

Servant
Female

Margaret

Laing

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lessels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lessels

Head

Married

72

1809

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Frank A St

Ogger

Son-In-Law

Married

33

1848

-

Isabella L St

Ogger

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary H L

Calder

Granddaughter

-

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John L

Calder

Grandson

-

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann Campbell S

Calder

Granddaughter

-

17

1864

Midlothian, Scotland

Infant Under 1 Mo So

Calder

Grandson

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Blair

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Laing

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Fife, Scotland

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