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Household of Peter McLeish (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 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 McLeish and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McLeish, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McLeish, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry R (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth R (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Martha J (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Visitor, Elizabeth McGlachlan, born in 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Peter McLeish's household

Male

Peter

McLeish

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McLeish

Wife
Male

Robert

McLeish

Son
Male

David

McLeish

Son
Male

Henry R

McLeish

Son
Female

Elizabeth R

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Margaret S

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Martha J

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McGlachlan

Visitor
First name(s) Peter
Last name McLeish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McLeish

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLeish

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

McLeish

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

McLeish

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry R

McLeish

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth R

McLeish

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret S

McLeish

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha J

McLeish

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGlachlan

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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