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Household of William Leask (born 1851, Orkney & Zetland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, Shetland, 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.
William Leask and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leask, born in 1851 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina J Leask, born in 1857 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1879 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Christina M (born 1881 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Williamina Tait, born in 1821 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.
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William Leask's household
William
Leask
Head
Christina J
Leask
Wife
Mary
Leask
Daughter
Christina M
Leask
Daughter
Williamina
Tait
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Leask |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Leask | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Christina J | Leask | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Mary | Leask | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Christina M | Leask | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Williamina | Tait | Boarder | Unmarried | 60 | 1821 | White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
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