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Household of Joseph Leigh (born 1834, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, England

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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.

Joseph Leigh and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Leigh, born in 1834 in Sevenoaks, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Henrietta (born 1861 in Surrey, England), Albert (born 1866 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Arthur (born 1868 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Sidney (born 1871 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Luther (born 1874 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Charles (born 1877 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England). He had 1 grandchild; Henrietta, born 1881 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1837 in Suffolk, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Henry (born 1856 in Sussex, England).


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Joseph Leigh's household

Male

Joseph

Leigh

Head
Female

Henrietta

Bush

Daughter
Male

Albert

Leigh

Son
Male

Arthur

Leigh

Son
Male

Sidney

Leigh

Son
Male

Luther

Leigh

Son
Male

Charles

Leigh

Son
Female

Henrietta

Bush

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Buckley

Boarder
Male

Henry

Barnard

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Leigh

Head

Widower

47

1834

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Henrietta

Bush

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Surrey, England

Albert

Leigh

Son

Single

15

1866

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Arthur

Leigh

Son

Single

13

1868

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Sidney

Leigh

Son

Single

10

1871

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Luther

Leigh

Son

Single

7

1874

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Charles

Leigh

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Henrietta

Bush

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

George

Buckley

Boarder

Widower

44

1837

Suffolk, England

Henry

Barnard

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Sussex, England

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