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Household of William W Leigh (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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 W Leigh and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Leigh, born in 1825 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Maryann Walixer Leigh, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Edith Marion (born 1866 in Hampshire, England), Cecil A (born 1868 in Ireland), Florence B (born 1869 in Ireland) and Henry C (born 1872 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were William W's Mot In Law, Barbara (born 1795 in Ireland), William W's Servant, Daniel (born 1842 in Ireland), William W's Servant, Norah (born 1850 in Ireland) and William W's Servant, Catherine (born 1841 in Ireland).


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William W Leigh's household

Male

William W

Leigh

Head
Female

Maryann Walixer

Leigh

Wife
Female

Edith Marion

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Cecil A

Leigh

Son
Female

Florence B

Leigh

Daughter
Male

Henry C

Leigh

Son
Female

Barbara

Hickson

Mot In Law
Male

Daniel

McCarthy

Servant
Female

Norah

McCarthy

Servant
Female

Catherine

Griffin

Servant
First name(s) William W
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Leigh

Head

Married

56

1825

Bury, Lancashire, England

Maryann Walixer

Leigh

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Edith Marion

Leigh

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hampshire, England

Cecil A

Leigh

Son

Single

13

1868

Ireland

Florence B

Leigh

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ireland

Henry C

Leigh

Son

Single

9

1872

Ireland

Barbara

Hickson

Mot In Law

Widow

86

1795

Ireland

Daniel

McCarthy

Servant

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Norah

McCarthy

Servant

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Catherine

Griffin

Servant

Single

40

1841

Ireland

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