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Household of William Leigh (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leigh, born in 1841 in Sale, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Obeviah (born 1869 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Dinah (born 1871 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Alfred T (born 1874 in Sale, Cheshire, England) and Henry J (born 1877 in Sale, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, George (born 1833 in Northenden, Cheshire, England) and William's Lodger, Jane (born 1830 in Ireland).


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William Leigh's household

Male

William

Leigh

Head
Male

Obeviah

Leigh

Son
Female

Dinah

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Alfred T

Leigh

Son
Male

Henry J

Leigh

Son
Male

George

Beswick

Lodger
Female

Jane

Johnson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sale, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leigh

Head

Widower

40

1841

Sale, Cheshire, England

Obeviah

Leigh

Son

Single

12

1869

Sale, Cheshire, England

Dinah

Leigh

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sale, Cheshire, England

Alfred T

Leigh

Son

Single

7

1874

Sale, Cheshire, England

Henry J

Leigh

Son

Single

4

1877

Sale, Cheshire, England

George

Beswick

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Northenden, Cheshire, England

Jane

Johnson

Lodger

Married

51

1830

Ireland

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