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Household of Thomas Leigh (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

Thomas Leigh and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Leigh, born in 1828 in Lymm, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Leigh, born in 1838 in Lymm, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Lydia, born 1862 in Lymm, Cheshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1879 in Lymm, Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Lymm, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1860 in Lymm, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Samuel (born 1834 in Helsby, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Richard (born 1869 in Lymm, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Leigh's household

Male

Thomas

Leigh

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife
Male

Thomas

Worrall

Son In Law
Female

Lydia

Worrall

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Worrall

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Worrall

Grand Daughter
Male

Samuel

Fletcher

Lodger
Male

Richard

Fletcher

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Leigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Lymm, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Leigh

Head

Married

53

1828

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Leigh

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Worrall

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Lydia

Worrall

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Worrall

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Worrall

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Fletcher

Lodger

Widower

47

1834

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Richard

Fletcher

Lodger

Single

12

1869

Lymm, Cheshire, England

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