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Household of William Leigh (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leigh, born in 1821 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Leigh, born in 1826 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1848 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William (born 1851 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1854 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), James A (born 1857 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1859 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Ada N (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Leigh's household

Male

William

Leigh

Head
Female

Ellen

Leigh

Wife
Male

George

Leigh

Son
Male

William

Leigh

Son
Male

Harry

Leigh

Son
Male

James A

Leigh

Son
Female

Mary E

Leigh

Daughter
Female

Ada N

Leigh

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leigh

Head

Married

60

1821

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Leigh

Wife

Married

55

1826

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

George

Leigh

Son

Single

33

1848

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Leigh

Son

Single

30

1851

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Harry

Leigh

Son

Single

27

1854

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James A

Leigh

Son

Single

24

1857

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Leigh

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ada N

Leigh

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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