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Household of William Leask (born 1812, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Leask and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leask, born in 1812 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie C Leask, born in 1816 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Howard H, born 1856 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, May Moir, born in 1838 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.


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William Leask's household

Male

William

Leask

Head
Female

Annie C

Leask

Wife
Male

Howard H

Leask

Son
Female

May

Moir

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Leask
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leask

Head

Married

69

1812

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Annie C

Leask

Wife

Married

65

1816

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Howard H

Leask

Son

Single

25

1856

Ware, Hertfordshire, England

May

Moir

Sister In Law

Single

43

1838

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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