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Household of William Leigh (born 1841, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leigh, born in 1841 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Leigh, born in 1842 in Newhey, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah Jane (born 1876 in Newhey, Lancashire, England), William Milne (born 1877 in Newhey, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1880 in Newhey, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, John (born 1863 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Leigh's household

Male

William

Leigh

Head
Female

Jane

Leigh

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Leigh

Daughter
Male

William Milne

Leigh

Son
Female

Martha

Leigh

Daughter
Male

John

Milne

Nephew
Male

James

Whittles

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leigh

Head

Married

40

1841

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Jane

Leigh

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newhey, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Leigh

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newhey, Lancashire, England

William Milne

Leigh

Son

Single

4

1877

Newhey, Lancashire, England

Martha

Leigh

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newhey, Lancashire, England

John

Milne

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Whittles

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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