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Household of Thomas Leigh (born 1843, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Leigh, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Leigh, born in 1843 in Wales. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1866 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Polly (born 1868 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth Ann (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Earnest (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Richard Ashton, born in 1800 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.
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Thomas Leigh's household
Thomas
Leigh
Head
Jane
Leigh
Wife
Richard
Leigh
Son
Polly
Leigh
Daughter
Elizabeth Ann
Leigh
Daughter
Earnest
Leigh
Son
Richard
Ashton
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Leigh |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Leigh | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Leigh | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Wales | |
Richard | Leigh | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Polly | Leigh | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Elizabeth Ann | Leigh | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Earnest | Leigh | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Richard | Ashton | Boarder | - | 81 | 1800 | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England |
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