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Household of Thomas Leigh (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Leigh, born in 1829 in Tockholes, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Nancy Leigh, born in 1831 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Esther (born 1858 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1860 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), James (born 1861 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), Moses (born 1864 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), Daniel (born 1866 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England), John Thomas (born 1871 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1872 in Tockholes, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Leigh's household

Male

Thomas

Leigh

Head
Female

Nancy

Leigh

Wife
Female

Esther

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Leigh

Daughter
Male

James

Leigh

Son
Male

Moses

Leigh

Son
Male

Daniel

Leigh

Son
Male

Edward

Leigh

Son
Female

Jane

Leigh

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Leigh

Son
Male

Alfred

Leigh

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Leigh

Head

Married

52

1829

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Leigh

Wife

Married

50

1831

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Esther

Leigh

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Leigh

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

James

Leigh

Son

Single

20

1861

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Moses

Leigh

Son

Single

17

1864

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Leigh

Son

Single

15

1866

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Edward

Leigh

Son

Single

13

1868

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Jane

Leigh

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

John Thomas

Leigh

Son

Single

10

1871

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Leigh

Son

Single

9

1872

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

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