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Household of Thomas Leigh (born 1836, 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.

Thomas Leigh and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Leigh, born in 1836 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Leigh, born in 1840 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Ann (born 1861 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), M Jane (born 1865 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Betty (born 1875 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), Alice E (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Beatrice (born 1881 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Leigh's household

Male

Thomas

Leigh

Head
Female

Jane

Leigh

Wife
Female

Ann

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Leigh

Daughter
Female

M Jane

Leigh

Daughter
Male

John

Leigh

Son
Female

Betty

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Leigh

Son
Female

Beatrice

Leigh

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Leigh

Head

Married

45

1836

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Leigh

Wife

Married

41

1840

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Ann

Leigh

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Leigh

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Atherton, Lancashire, England

M Jane

Leigh

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Leigh

Son

Single

14

1867

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Leigh

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Alice E

Leigh

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Leigh

Son

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Leigh

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

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