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Household of Magnus Leask (born 1837, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nesting, 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.
Magnus Leask and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Magnus Leask, born in 1837 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 5 members. Magnus was the head of the household, married to Rachel Leask, born in 1801 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Magnus's Mother, Rachel (born 1801 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Magnus's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Magnus's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1876 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Magnus's Niece, Sinclair (born 1878 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Magnus Leask's household
Magnus
Leask
Head
Rachel
Leask
Mother
Elizabeth
Leask
Sister
Elizabeth
Leask
Niece
Sinclair
Leask
Niece
| First name(s) | Magnus |
| Last name | Leask |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magnus | Leask | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Rachel | Leask | Mother | Widow | 80 | 1801 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Leask | Sister | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Leask | Niece | - | 5 | 1876 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Sinclair | Leask | Niece | - | 3 | 1878 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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