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Household of Joseph Leitch (born 1835, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bower, Caithness, 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.

Joseph Leitch and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Leitch, born in 1835 in Bower, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Leitch, born in 1848 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1879 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and Donald A (born 1880 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother-In-Law, Margue (born 1821 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Donald (born 1864 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland).


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Joseph Leitch's household

Male

Joseph

Leitch

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Leitch

Wife
Male

Joseph

Leitch

Son
Male

Donald A

Leitch

Son
Female

Margue

Sutherland

Mother-In-Law
Male

Donald

McGreggor

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Leitch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Leitch

Head

Married

46

1835

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Elisabeth

Leitch

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Joseph

Leitch

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Donald A

Leitch

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Margue

Sutherland

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

McGreggor

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

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