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Household of John Leys (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fintray, Aberdeenshire, 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 Leys and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Leys, born in 1829 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Leys, born in 1837 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret Ann (born 1864 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1867 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, George (born 1832 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Father-In-Law, Robert (born 1811 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Mary (born 1827 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1856 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1862 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Cosmo (born 1863 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1863 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Leys's household

Male

John

Leys

Head
Female

Jane

Leys

Wife
Female

Margaret Ann

Leys

Daughter
Female

Jane

Leys

Daughter
Male

George

Leys

Son
Male

Robert

Leys

Son
Male

John

Leys

Son
Male

George

Leys

Brother
Male

Robert

Cowie

Father-In-Law
Female

Mary

Guthrie

Visitor
Male

Alexander

McRae

Servant
Male

Alexander

Brown

Servant
Male

Cosmo

Crabb

Servant
Male

Alexander

Fyfe

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Leys
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Leys

Head

Married

52

1829

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Leys

Wife

Married

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Leys

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Leys

Daughter

-

14

1867

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Leys

Son

-

13

1868

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Leys

Son

-

10

1871

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Leys

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Leys

Brother

Unmarried

49

1832

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Cowie

Father-In-Law

Widower

70

1811

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Guthrie

Visitor

Unmarried

54

1827

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McRae

Servant

Married

25

1856

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Cosmo

Crabb

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Fyfe

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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