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Household of William S Macleggan (born 1849, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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 S Macleggan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Macleggan, born in 1849 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 5 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Macleggan, born in 1857 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; William F (born 1878 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William S's Servant, Mary Emma Smith, born in 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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William S Macleggan's household

Male

William S

Macleggan

Head
Female

Dorothy

Macleggan

Wife
Male

William F

Macleggan

Son
Female

Florence

Macleggan

Daughter
Female

Mary Emma

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William S
Last name Macleggan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Macleggan

Head

Married

32

1849

Darlington, Durham, England

Dorothy

Macleggan

Wife

Married

24

1857

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

William F

Macleggan

Son

Single

3

1878

Darlington, Durham, England

Florence

Macleggan

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary Emma

Smith

Servant

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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