William Liles
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Household of Ben Lees (born 1825, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.
Ben Lees and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Lees, born in 1825 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lees, born in 1841 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1873 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ben's Boarder Head, James Crosland, born in 1860 in Mossley, Lancashire, England.
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Ben Lees's household
Ben
Lees
Head
Elizabeth
Lees
Wife
Sarah
Lees
Daughter
Alice
Lees
Daughter
Margaret
Lees
Daughter
James
Crosland
Boarder Head
| First name(s) | Ben |
| Last name | Lees |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Mossley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben | Lees | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Mossley, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Lees | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah | Lees | Daughter | Married | 17 | 1864 | Mossley, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Lees | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Mossley, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Lees | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Mossley, Lancashire, England | |
James | Crosland | Boarder Head | Single | 21 | 1860 | Mossley, Lancashire, England |
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