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Household of John McLeish (born 1837, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 McLeish and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLeish, born in 1837 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella McLeish, born in 1838 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1861 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robina (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McLeish's household

Male

John

McLeish

Head
Female

Isabella

McLeish

Wife
Female

Isabella

McLeish

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McLeish

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Jane

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Robina

McLeish

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McLeish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLeish

Head

Married

44

1837

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

McLeish

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

McLeish

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Jane

McLeish

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robina

McLeish

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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