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Household of John Leyland (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

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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 Leyland and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leyland, born in 1847 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Leyland, born in 1853 in Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Christopher (born 1875 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), John F (born 1879 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Margaret A (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Phoebe (born 1821 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1851 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1853 in Cheshire, England).


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John Leyland's household

Male

John

Leyland

Head
Female

Sarah

Leyland

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Leyland

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Leyland

Son
Male

John F

Leyland

Son
Female

Margaret A

Leyland

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Bury

Servant
Male

Samuel

Barnett

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Wood

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Leyland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leyland

Head

Married

34

1847

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Leyland

Wife

Married

28

1853

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Leyland

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Leyland

Son

Single

6

1875

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John F

Leyland

Son

Single

2

1879

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Leyland

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Bury

Servant

-

60

1821

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Barnett

Boarder

Widower

30

1851

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Wood

Boarder

Widower

28

1853

Cheshire, England

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