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Household of Samuel Leigh (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Samuel Leigh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Leigh, born in 1854 in Bedford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leigh, born in 1853 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; John Thos (born 1875 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Joseph (born 1866 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Leigh's household

Male

Samuel

Leigh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife
Male

John Thos

Leigh

Son
Female

Mary E

Leigh

Daughter
Male

James

Leigh

Son
Male

William

Hayes

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Hayes

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bedford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Leigh

Head

Married

27

1854

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife

Married

28

1853

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

John Thos

Leigh

Son

Single

6

1875

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Leigh

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

James

Leigh

Son

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

William

Hayes

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hayes

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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