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Household of Peter Leigh (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Peter Leigh and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Leigh, born in 1844 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Leigh, born in 1843 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1870 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Leigh's household

Male

Peter

Leigh

Head
Female

Ellen

Leigh

Wife
Male

William

Leigh

Son
Female

Margaret

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Leigh

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Leigh

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Leigh

Head

Married

37

1844

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Leigh

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bedford, Lancashire, England

William

Leigh

Son

Single

11

1870

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Leigh

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Leigh

Son

Single

5

1876

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Leigh

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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