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Household of Joseph Leigh (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Leigh, born in 1841 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 17 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice A Leigh, born in 1846 in Durham, England. They had 7 children; Frederick Adamson (born 1873 in Marple, Cheshire, England), Thomas Herbert (born 1874 in Marple, Cheshire, England), Alice Mary (born 1875 in Marple, Cheshire, England), Josh Egerton (born 1876 in Marple, Cheshire, England), Oswald Bowes (born 1878 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Adamson Lennox (born 1879 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Kathleen Marguerite (born 1881 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Governess, Louisa Frances (born 1852 in Nottinghamshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Lincolnshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Butley, Cheshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Sush (born 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Servant, Annie (born 1859 in Ireland).


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Joseph Leigh's household

Male

Joseph

Leigh

Head
Female

Alice A

Leigh

Wife
Male

Frederick Adamson

Leigh

Son
Male

Thomas Herbert

Leigh

Son
Female

Alice Mary

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Josh Egerton

Leigh

Son
Male

Oswald Bowes

Leigh

Son
Male

Adamson Lennox

Leigh

Son
Female

Kathleen Marguerite

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Louisa Frances

Gilbey

Governess
Female

Elizabeth

Tuplin

Servant
Female

Mary

Gannon

Servant
Female

Mary

Warburton

Servant
Female

Jane

Hagan

Servant
Female

Sush

Kirkham

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Teele

Servant
Female

Annie

Dea

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Leigh

Head

Married

40

1841

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Leigh

Wife

Married

35

1846

Durham, England

Frederick Adamson

Leigh

Son

Single

8

1873

Marple, Cheshire, England

Thomas Herbert

Leigh

Son

Single

7

1874

Marple, Cheshire, England

Alice Mary

Leigh

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Marple, Cheshire, England

Josh Egerton

Leigh

Son

Single

5

1876

Marple, Cheshire, England

Oswald Bowes

Leigh

Son

Single

3

1878

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Adamson Lennox

Leigh

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Kathleen Marguerite

Leigh

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Louisa Frances

Gilbey

Governess

Single

29

1852

Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Tuplin

Servant

Single

33

1848

Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Gannon

Servant

Single

30

1851

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Mary

Warburton

Servant

Single

26

1855

Butley, Cheshire, England

Jane

Hagan

Servant

Single

21

1860

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Sush

Kirkham

Servant

Single

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Teele

Servant

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Dea

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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