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Household of Laurence Leask (born 1835, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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.

Laurence Leask and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Laurence Leask, born in 1835 in Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Laurence was the head of the household, married to Catherine Leask, born in 1835 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), George (born 1870 in Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Philis (born 1873 in Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Laurence (born 1877 in Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Laurence Leask's household

Male

Laurence

Leask

Head
Female

Catherine

Leask

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Leask

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Leask

Daughter
Male

George

Leask

Son
Female

Philis

Leask

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Leask

Son
First name(s) Laurence
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laurence

Leask

Head

Married

46

1835

Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Leask

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leask

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Leask

Daughter

-

13

1868

Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

George

Leask

Son

-

11

1870

Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Philis

Leask

Daughter

-

8

1873

Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Leask

Son

-

4

1877

Gulberwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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