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Household of David Legg (born 1840, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blandford, Dorset, 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.

David Legg and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Legg, born in 1840 in Beaminster, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Annie Legg, born in 1839 in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; David C (born 1871 in Stourpaine, Dorset, England), Frank H (born 1873 in Stourpaine, Dorset, England), Bessie A (born 1875 in Stourpaine, Dorset, England), Tom E (born 1876 in Stourpaine, Dorset, England), John A (born 1879 in Stourpaine, Dorset, England) and Lily G (born 1881 in Stourpaine, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, Sidney S (born 1858 in Marnhull, Dorset, England) and David's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Puddletown, Dorset, England).


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David Legg's household

Male

David

Legg

Head
Female

Annie

Legg

Wife
Male

David C

Legg

Son
Male

Frank H

Legg

Son
Female

Bessie A

Legg

Daughter
Male

Tom E

Legg

Son
Male

John A

Legg

Son
Female

Lily G

Legg

Daughter
Male

Sidney S

Sharp

Boarder
Female

Mary

Churchill

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Legg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Beaminster, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Legg

Head

Married

41

1840

Beaminster, Dorset, England

Annie

Legg

Wife

Married

42

1839

Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England

David C

Legg

Son

Single

10

1871

Stourpaine, Dorset, England

Frank H

Legg

Son

Single

8

1873

Stourpaine, Dorset, England

Bessie A

Legg

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stourpaine, Dorset, England

Tom E

Legg

Son

Single

5

1876

Stourpaine, Dorset, England

John A

Legg

Son

Single

2

1879

Stourpaine, Dorset, England

Lily G

Legg

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stourpaine, Dorset, England

Sidney S

Sharp

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Marnhull, Dorset, England

Mary

Churchill

Servant

Single

21

1860

Puddletown, Dorset, England

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