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Household of William Leigh (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1848 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane E Leigh, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Samuel B (born 1844 in Rowden, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1879 in Rowden, Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Friend, Lewis (born 1814 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Asenby, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Ellen (born 1852 in Lymm, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Ann (born 1865 in Sutton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Leigh's household

Male

William

Leigh

Head
Female

Jane E

Leigh

Wife
Male

Samuel B

Leigh

Son
Female

Emma

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Harrop

Friend
Female

Mary

Bendelow

Servant
Female

Ellen

Beckitt

Servant
Female

Ann

Kettlewell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leigh

Head

Married

33

1848

-

Jane E

Leigh

Wife

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel B

Leigh

Son

Single

37

1844

Rowden, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Leigh

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rowden, Leicestershire, England

Lewis

Harrop

Friend

Married

67

1814

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Bendelow

Servant

Single

24

1857

Asenby, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Beckitt

Servant

Single

29

1852

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Ann

Kettlewell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sutton, Yorkshire, England

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