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Household of John McLeish (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McLeish and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLeish, born in 1836 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara McLeish, born in 1832 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Euphemia (born 1857 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1859 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary Maggie (born 1863 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1866 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Lillias (born 1839 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, Robert (born 1866 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Nephew, William (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Nephew, James (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Nephew, Thomas (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John McLeish's household

Male

John

McLeish

Head
Female

Barbara

McLeish

Wife
Female

Euphemia

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Mary Maggie

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Barbara

McLeish

Daughter
Male

John

McLeish

Son
Female

Lillias

Watt

Sister
Male

Robert

Watt

Nephew
Male

William

Watt

Nephew
Male

James

Watt

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Watt

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name McLeish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLeish

Head

Married

45

1836

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Barbara

McLeish

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Euphemia

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary Maggie

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Barbara

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

John

McLeish

Son

-

11

1870

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Lillias

Watt

Sister

Married

42

1839

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Watt

Nephew

Unmarried

15

1866

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Watt

Nephew

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Watt

Nephew

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Watt

Nephew

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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