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Household of Thomas Leiper (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, 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 Leiper and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Leiper, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Leiper, born in 1856 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Marion (born 1880 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1881 in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in Ireland) and Thomas's Visitor, James (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Leiper's household

Male

Thomas

Leiper

Head
Female

Ellen

Leiper

Wife
Female

Marion

Leiper

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Leiper

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dawson

Boarder
Male

James

Miller

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Leiper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Leiper

Head

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Leiper

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Marion

Leiper

Daughter

-

1

1880

Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Leiper

Daughter

-

0

1881

Eastwood, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Dawson

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

James

Miller

Visitor

Unmarried

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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