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Household of Robert W D Leith (born 1819, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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 W D Leith and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W D Leith, born in 1819 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. Robert W D was the head of the household, married to Mary C J Leith, born in 1841 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Mary L (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maria A (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Edith (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert T D (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth C (born 1876 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W D's Governess, Eliza (born 1846 in Essex, England), Robert W D's Footman, Frederick J (born 1865 in Hampshire, England), Robert W D's Nurse, Margaret (born 1853 in Newborough, Northamptonshire, England), Robert W D's Under Nurse, Charlotte (born 1862 in Scotland), Robert W D's Housekeeper, Matilda (born 1822 in Chard, Somerset, England), Robert W D's Housekeeper Daughter, Jane A (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England) and Robert W D's Cook, Louise (born 1855 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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Robert W D Leith's household

Male

Robert W D

Leith

Head
Female

Mary C J

Leith

Wife
Female

Mary L

Leith

Daughter
Female

Maria A

Leith

Daughter
Female

Edith

Leith

Daughter
Male

Robert T D

Leith

Son
Female

Elizabeth C

Leith

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Lucy

Governess
Male

Frederick J

Munt

Footman
Female

Margaret

Mintch

Nurse
Female

Charlotte

Gordon

Under Nurse
Female

Matilda

Edwards

Housekeeper
Female

Jane A

Edwards

Housekeeper Daughter
Female

Louise

Edmonds

Cook
First name(s) Robert W D
Last name Leith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W D

Leith

Head

Married

62

1819

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary C J

Leith

Wife

Married

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

Mary L

Leith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maria A

Leith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edith

Leith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert T D

Leith

Son

Single

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth C

Leith

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Scotland

Eliza

Lucy

Governess

Single

35

1846

Essex, England

Frederick J

Munt

Footman

Single

16

1865

Hampshire, England

Margaret

Mintch

Nurse

Single

28

1853

Newborough, Northamptonshire, England

Charlotte

Gordon

Under Nurse

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Matilda

Edwards

Housekeeper

Widow

59

1822

Chard, Somerset, England

Jane A

Edwards

Housekeeper Daughter

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Louise

Edmonds

Cook

Single

26

1855

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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