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Household of Robert Leigh (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Robert Leigh and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Leigh, born in 1821 in Rainhill, Lancashire, consisted of 15 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Leigh, born in 1831 in Whiston, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1857 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1860 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1862 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1865 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1867 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1875 in Sutton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Grand Child, Mary Alice (born 1880 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Robert's Grand Child, Phoebe (born 1880 in Lancashire, England), Robert's Grand Child, Charles Thos (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Robert's Grand Child, Margaret Ellen (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Grand Child, Elizabeth (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Leigh's household

Male

Robert

Leigh

Head
Female

Ellen

Leigh

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Leigh

Daughter
Male

John

Leigh

Son
Female

Ann

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Henry

Leigh

Son
Male

Robert

Leigh

Son
Female

Sarah

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Barton

Grand Child
Female

Phoebe

Leigh

Grand Child
Male

Charles Thos

Pierpoint

Grand Child
Female

Margaret Ellen

Pierpoint

Grand Child
Female

Elizabeth

Pierpoint

Grand Child
First name(s) Robert
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Leigh

Head

Married

60

1821

Rainhill, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Leigh

Wife

Married

50

1831

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Leigh

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Leigh

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Leigh

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Sutton, Lancashire, England

John

Leigh

Son

Single

19

1862

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Leigh

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Leigh

Son

Single

14

1867

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Leigh

Son

Single

8

1873

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Leigh

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Barton

Grand Child

Single

1

1880

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Leigh

Grand Child

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Charles Thos

Pierpoint

Grand Child

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Pierpoint

Grand Child

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Pierpoint

Grand Child

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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