Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Leigh (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leigh, born in 1842 in Timperley, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann H Leigh, born in 1834 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Charles, born 1876 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, Edward T (born 1860 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), William's Stepson, John (born 1862 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England) and William's Stepson, Joseph (born 1868 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Leigh's household

Male

William

Leigh

Head
Female

Ann H

Leigh

Wife
Male

Edward T

Hartley (Leigh)

Stepson
Male

John

Hartley (Leigh)

Stepson
Male

Joseph

Hartley (Leigh)

Stepson
Male

Charles

Leigh

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Timperley, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leigh

Head

Married

39

1842

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Ann H

Leigh

Wife

Married

47

1834

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Edward T

Hartley (Leigh)

Stepson

Single

21

1860

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

John

Hartley (Leigh)

Stepson

Single

19

1862

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hartley (Leigh)

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Charles

Leigh

Son

Single

5

1876

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Leigh in Chorlton in 1881, and follow the Leigh family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Leigh

We’ve found William Leigh in 263 family trees. Find out more about William Leigh's household and view the Leigh family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census