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Household of Adam Lees (born 1832, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Adam Lees and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Lees, born in 1832 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Mary Lees, born in 1843 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Archibald (born 1856 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Adam Lees's household

Male

Adam

Lees

Head
Female

Mary

Lees

Wife
Male

Archibald

Lees

Son
Male

John

Lees

Son
Female

Helen

Lees

Daughter
Male

Peter

Lees

Son
Male

Thomas

Lees

Son
Female

Margaret

Lees

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lees

Daughter
First name(s) Adam
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Lees

Head

Married

49

1832

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Lees

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Lees

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Lees

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Lees

Daughter

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Lees

Son

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Lees

Son

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Lees

Daughter

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Lees

Daughter

-

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

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