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Household of John McLeish (born 1818, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McLeish, born in 1818 in Perthshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaret, born 1850 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie Thomson, born in 1843 in Charleston, Fife, Scotland.


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John McLeish's household

Male

John

McLeish

Head
Female

Margaret

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McLeish
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLeish

Head

Widower

63

1818

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLeish

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Charleston, Fife, Scotland

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