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Household of Richard Leigh (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Richard Leigh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Leigh, born in 1825 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Catherine Leigh, born in 1827 in Ince, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1853 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1857 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1865 in Ince, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Lilian (born 1874 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Isaac Tyer (born 1881 in Aspull, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Leigh's household

Male

Richard

Leigh

Head
Female

Catherine

Leigh

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Martha

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Leigh

Grand Daughter
Male

Isaac Tyer

Leigh

Grand Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Leigh

Head

Married

56

1825

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Leigh

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ince, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Leigh

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Ince, Lancashire, England

Martha

Leigh

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Leigh

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ince, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Leigh

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ince, Lancashire, England

Isaac Tyer

Leigh

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Aspull, Lancashire, England

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