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Household of William Leigh (born 1830, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dursley, Gloucestershire, 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 Leigh and 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leigh, born in 1830 in Shenstone, Staffordshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Francis W (born 1861 in Brompton, Middlesex, England), Mary B (born 1864 in France), Beatrice C (born 1866 in Italy) and Bertrand C (born 1871 in Newbury, Berkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Eliza J (born 1817 in India), William's Boarder, Edith (born 1848 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1845 in Pangbourne, Berkshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William's Servant, Emma A (born 1858 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), William's Servant, Emily (born 1835 in Wantage, Berkshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Helen (born 1863 in Buckland, Berkshire, England) and William's Visitor, Thomas (born 1842 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England).
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William Leigh's household
William
Leigh
Head
Eliza J
Jarrett
Mother In Law
Francis W
Leigh
Son
Mary B
Leigh
Daughter
Beatrice C
Leigh
Daughter
Bertrand C
Leigh
Son
Edith
Parry
Boarder
Mary A
Thompson
Servant
Elizabeth
Skye
Servant
Emma A
French
Servant
Emily
Holloway
Servant
Elizabeth
Duffill
Servant
Helen
Bridgman
Servant
Thomas
Smith
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Leigh |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| Birth place | Shenstone, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Leigh | Head | Widower | 51 | 1830 | Shenstone, Staffordshire, England | |
Eliza J | Jarrett | Mother In Law | Widow | 64 | 1817 | India | |
Francis W | Leigh | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Brompton, Middlesex, England | |
Mary B | Leigh | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | France | |
Beatrice C | Leigh | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Italy | |
Bertrand C | Leigh | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Newbury, Berkshire, England | |
Edith | Parry | Boarder | Single | 33 | 1848 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary A | Thompson | Servant | Single | 36 | 1845 | Pangbourne, Berkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Skye | Servant | Single | 28 | 1853 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | |
Emma A | French | Servant | Single | 23 | 1858 | Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England | |
Emily | Holloway | Servant | Single | 46 | 1835 | Wantage, Berkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Duffill | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Dudley, Staffordshire, England | |
Helen | Bridgman | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Buckland, Berkshire, England | |
Thomas | Smith | Visitor | Single | 39 | 1842 | Pickering, Yorkshire, England |
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