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Household of John McLeish (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A McLeish, born in 1850 in England. They had 3 children; John (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, James (born 1871 in England) and John's Step Son, Thomas (born 1873 in England).


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John McLeish's household

Male

John

McLeish

Head
Female

Mary A

McLeish

Wife
Male

James

Donald

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Donald

Step Son
Male

John

McLeish

Son
Female

Margaret

McLeish

Daughter
Male

William

McLeish

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McLeish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McLeish

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

McLeish

Wife

Married

31

1850

England

James

Donald

Step Son

-

10

1871

England

Thomas

Donald

Step Son

-

8

1873

England

John

McLeish

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McLeish

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McLeish

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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