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Household of William Leigh (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leigh, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eli Leigh, born in 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James F (born 1871 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), E A (born 1874 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and M A (born 1880 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, M A Fisher, born in 1818 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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William Leigh's household

Male

William

Leigh

Head
Female

Eli

Leigh

Wife
Male

James F

Leigh

Son
Female

E A

Leigh

Daughter
Female

M A

Leigh

Daughter
Female

M A

Fisher

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, 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

Preston, Lancashire, England

Eli

Leigh

Wife

Married

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

James F

Leigh

Son

Single

10

1871

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

E A

Leigh

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

M A

Leigh

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hartlepool, Durham, England

M A

Fisher

Mother In Law

Married

63

1818

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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