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Household of William Leighfield (born 1849, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Leighfield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leighfield, born in 1849 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Leighfield, born in 1850 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Amelia M (born 1873 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England), William James (born 1877 in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England), Martha C (born 1878 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Frank R (born 1879 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Fredrick W Curtis, born in 1861 in Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Leighfield's household

Male

William

Leighfield

Head
Female

Sarah

Leighfield

Wife
Female

Amelia M

Leighfield

Daughter
Female

Annie

Leighfield

Daughter
Male

William James

Leighfield

Son
Female

Martha C

Leighfield

Daughter
Male

Frank R

Leighfield

Son
Male

Fredrick W

Curtis

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Leighfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leighfield

Head

Married

32

1849

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Leighfield

Wife

Married

31

1850

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Amelia M

Leighfield

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Annie

Leighfield

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

William James

Leighfield

Son

Single

4

1877

Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Martha C

Leighfield

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Frank R

Leighfield

Son

Single

2

1879

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Fredrick W

Curtis

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Sapperton, Gloucestershire, England

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