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Household of William Leask (born 1824, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, Orkney, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leask, born in 1824 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Leask, born in 1824 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1867 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), William's Grandson, John L (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland) and William's Servant, Thompson (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland).
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William Leask's household
William
Leask
Head
Margaret
Leask
Wife
John
Leask
Son
Elizabeth
Firth
Daughter
Joseph
Wood
Lodger
John L
Firth
Grandson
Thompson
Pirie
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Leask |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Leask | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Leask | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Harraby, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Leask | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Firth | Daughter | Married | 22 | 1859 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Joseph | Wood | Lodger | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
John L | Firth | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Thompson | Pirie | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Orkney, Scotland |
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