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Household of Thomas Leask (born 1827, 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.

Thomas Leask and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Leask, born in 1827 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jessie Leask, born in 1831 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), Frederick (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, William Norquoy, born in 1859 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland.


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Thomas Leask's household

Male

Thomas

Leask

Head
Female

Jessie

Leask

Wife
Female

Jessie

Leask

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Leask

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Leask

Daughter
Male

William

Norquoy

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Leask

Head

Married

54

1827

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Leask

Wife

Married

50

1831

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Leask

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Frederick

Leask

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Mary Jane

Leask

Daughter

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

William

Norquoy

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

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