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Household of William Leathead (born 1841, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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 Leathead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leathead, born in 1841 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Leathead, born in 1842 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alice A (born 1868 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1870 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1876 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Son, John Cranston, born in 1859 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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William Leathead's household

Male

William

Leathead

Head
Female

Margaret

Leathead

Wife
Male

John

Cranston

Step Son
Female

Alice A

Leathead

Daughter
Male

Walter

Leathead

Son
Male

William

Leathead

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Leathead

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Leathead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leathead

Head

Married

40

1841

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Leathead

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Cranston

Step Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alice A

Leathead

Daughter

-

13

1868

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Walter

Leathead

Son

-

11

1870

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Leathead

Son

-

9

1872

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Leathead

Daughter

-

5

1876

-

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