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Household of Robert Leask (born 1825, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, Orkney, 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.

Robert Leask and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Leask, born in 1825 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane S Leask, born in 1822 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; John S, born 1853 in Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Daughter-In-Law, Jemima C (born 1855 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), Robert's Visitor, James W (born 1829 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, William (born 1867 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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Robert Leask's household

Male

Robert

Leask

Head
Female

Jane S

Leask

Wife
Male

John S

Leask

Son
Female

Jemima C

Leask

Daughter-In-Law
Male

James W

Smith

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Servant
Male

William

Baikie

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Leask

Head

Married

56

1825

Orkney, Scotland

Jane S

Leask

Wife

Married

59

1822

Orkney, Scotland

John S

Leask

Son

Married

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

Jemima C

Leask

Daughter-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

James W

Smith

Visitor

Unmarried

52

1829

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

William

Baikie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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