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Household of Richard J Leithead (born 1843, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

Richard J Leithead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard J Leithead, born in 1843 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard J was the head of the household, married to Margaret Leithead, born in 1841 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1872 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1870 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard J's Step Daughter, Mary Jane (born 1863 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Richard J's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1801 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Richard J Leithead's household

Male

Richard J

Leithead

Head
Female

Margaret

Leithead

Wife
Male

James

Leithead

Son
Male

Alexander

Leithead

Son
Male

Thomas

Leithead

Son
Female

Margaret

Leithead

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Hogg

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hogg

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Richard J
Last name Leithead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard J

Leithead

Head

Married

38

1843

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Leithead

Wife

Married

40

1841

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

James

Leithead

Son

-

9

1872

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Leithead

Son

-

6

1875

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Leithead

Son

-

1

1880

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Leithead

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Hogg

Step Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hogg

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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