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Household of Joseph Leigh (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Leigh, born in 1851 in Gorton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leigh, born in 1854 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1872 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), John W (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Leigh's household

Male

Joseph

Leigh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife
Male

Charles

Leigh

Son
Female

Alice

Leigh

Daughter
Male

John W

Leigh

Son
Male

Fred

Leigh

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Gorton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Leigh

Head

Married

30

1851

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife

Married

27

1854

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Charles

Leigh

Son

Single

9

1872

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Alice

Leigh

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

John W

Leigh

Son

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Fred

Leigh

Son

Single

0

1881

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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