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Household of Peter Leys (born 1815, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Peter Leys and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Leys, born in 1815 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Susan Leys, born in 1823 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Hugh (born 1851 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1857 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1859 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1862 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Granddaughter, Elizabeth M Henry, born in 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Peter Leys's household

Male

Peter

Leys

Head
Female

Susan

Leys

Wife
Male

Hugh

Leys

Son
Male

William

Leys

Son
Female

Jane

Leys

Daughter
Male

James

Leys

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Henry

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Leys
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Leys

Head

Married

66

1815

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Leys

Wife

Married

58

1823

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh

Leys

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Leys

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Leys

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Leys

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth M

Henry

Granddaughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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