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Household of William Leask (born 1844, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, 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 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leask, born in 1844 in Cairston, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Leask, born in 1846 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1871 in Cairston, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary A S (born 1879 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
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William Leask's household
William
Leask
Head
Catherine
Leask
Wife
Jane
Leask
Daughter
Mary A S
Leask
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Leask |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Cairston, 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 | 37 | 1844 | Cairston, Orkney, Scotland | |
Catherine | Leask | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Westray, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Leask | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Cairston, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary A S | Leask | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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