Leask, James

Birth Name Leask, James
Gender male
Age at Death 59 years, 21 days

Notes

To Do

James Leask (1808) - find 1861 census record

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1808 Ireland, Dunrossness, Shetland Birth of James Leask (1808) 1a
Census 6 Jun 1841 Ireland, Dunrossness, Shetland 1841 Census: James Leisk (1808), with parents, wife Joan and their children 2a
Census 30 Mar 1851 Ireland, Dunrossness, Shetland 1851 Census: James Leask (1808), farmer and fisherman, wife Joan, 7 children and sister Agnes 3a
Note

1851 Census: James Leask, farmer of 3 marks and fisherman

Census 7 Apr 1861 Deepdale, Sandwick, Shetland 1861 Census: James Leask, second wife Agnes and various children 4a
Death 22 Jan 1867 Deepdale, Sandwick, Shetland Death of James Leask (1808) 1b

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Leisk Leask, James12 Feb 1760between Jun 1841 and Mar 1851
Mother Aitken, Martha27 Aug 1771after Jun 1841
    Brother     Leask, William 26 Oct 1794
    Sister     Leask, Agnes 1799 22 Jan 1867
         Leask, James 1808 22 Jan 1867
    Brother     Leask Leisk, George about 1810 25 Jul 1880
    Brother     Leask, Thomas 21 Nov 1813 between Jun 1841 and Apr 1851

Families

Family of Leask, James and Leslie, Joan
Married Wife Leslie, Joan ( * 1809 + between Apr 1851 and Aug 1854 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 19 Nov 1829 Sandwick, Shetland Marriage of James Leask (1808) and Joan Leslie 1c 5a
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Leask, Martha1830
Leask, Margaret Bruce1832
Leask, Thomas1834
Leask, William1837
Leask, Margaret Ann1839
Leask, James1842
Leask, Catherine1844

Family of Leask, James and Smith, Agnes
Married Wife Smith, Agnes ( * 1821 + 4 Jun 1909 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 3 Aug 1854 Ireland, Dunrossness, Shetland Marriage of James Leask (1808) and Agnes Smith 5b 1d 6a
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Leask, John1855
Leask, Laurence1858
Leask, George1860about 1922
Leask, Joan1863
Leask, Jemima1867

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Identification Number Bayanne I86616
 

Source References

  1. Tony Gott: North Isles Family History: Shetland
      • Date: 1808
      • Page: Birth of James Leask (1808)
      • Date: 22 Jan 1867
      • Page: Death of James Leask (1808)
      • Date: 19 Nov 1829
      • Page: Marriage of James Leask (1808) and Joan Leslie
      • Date: 3 Aug 1854
      • Page: Marriage of James Leask (1808) and Agnes Smith
  2. National Records of Scotland: 1841 Scotland Census
      • Date: 6 Jun 1941
      • Page: 1841 Census: James Leisk/Leask with wife Martha and children; Dunrossness, Sandwick and Cunningsburgh; 003/ 6 / 7, page 7 of 15 [note surname is "Lesk" or "Lisk"]
      • Confidence: Low
      • 1841 Scotland Census James Leisk and wife Martha
  3. Ancestry.com: 1851 Scotland Census
      • Date: 30 Mar 1851
      • Page: 1851 Census: James Leask (1808), wife Joan, 7 children and sister Agnes; Sandwick; ref 003/ 7/ 10 (surname recorded as "Liask")
      • 1851 Census James Leask (1808) wife Joan, children and sister Agnes part 1
      • 1851 Census James Leask (1808) wife Joan, children and sister Agnes part 2
  4. Ancestry.com: 1861 Scotland Census
      • Date: 7 Apr 1861
      • Page: 1861 Census: James Leask,second wife Agnes and various children; Sandwick and Cunningsburgh; Ref 003/2 2/ 13
      • 1861 Census James Leask, second wife Agnes, and various children
  5. National Records of Scotland: Scotland Old Parish Registers - Marriages
      • Date: 19 Nov 1829
      • Page: Marriage of James Leask (1808) and Joan Leslie; Dunrossness, Sandwick and Cunningsbrough; ref 003 40 /166
      • Date: 3 Aug 1854
      • Page: Marriage of James Leask (1808) and Agnes Smith; Dunrossness, Sandwick and Cunningsbrugh; ref 003 40 /214
  6. Ancestry.com: Scotland, Select Marriages 1561-1910
      • Date: 3 Aug 1854
      • Page: Marriage of James Leask and Agnes Smith; Dunrossness, Shetland