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Household of William Leng (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Leng and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leng, born in 1823 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leng, born in 1824 in Bickerton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1849 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1852 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1861 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary L Lacking, born in 1877 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Leng's household

Male

William

Leng

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Leng

Wife
Female

Mary E

Leng

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Leng

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Leng

Son
Female

Mary L

Lacking

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Leng
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leng

Head

Married

58

1823

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Leng

Wife

Married

57

1824

Bickerton, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Leng

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Leng

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Leng

Son

Single

20

1861

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Mary L

Lacking

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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