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Household of Ursula Leask (born 1829, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Ursula Leask and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ursula Leask, born in 1829 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Ursula was the head of the household, married to Christina Leask, born in 1864 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Christina (born 1864 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jessie (born 1865 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Laurina (born 1867 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and David (born 1872 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Ursula's Granddaughter, Margaret Leask, born in 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Ursula Leask's household

Female

Ursula

Leask

Head
Female

Christina

Leask

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Leask

Daughter
Female

Laurina

Leask

Daughter
Female

Mary

Leask

Daughter
Male

David

Leask

Son
Female

Margaret

Leask

Granddaughter
First name(s) Ursula
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ursula

Leask

Head

Married

52

1829

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christina

Leask

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jessie

Leask

Daughter

-

16

1865

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurina

Leask

Daughter

-

14

1867

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Leask

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

David

Leask

Son

-

9

1872

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Leask

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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