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Household of Benjamin Lees (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin Lees and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Lees, born in 1843 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Lees, born in 1849 in Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Nelson (born 1875 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Father, John Lees, born in 1804 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.


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Benjamin Lees's household

Male

Benjamin

Lees

Head
Female

Mary A

Lees

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Lees

Son
Female

Mary A

Lees

Daughter
Male

Nelson

Lees

Son
Male

Joseph

Lees

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lees

Daughter
Male

John

Lees

Father
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Lees

Head

Married

38

1843

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Lees

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Lees

Son

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Lees

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Nelson

Lees

Son

Single

6

1875

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Lees

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Lees

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bromley, Middlesex, England

John

Lees

Father

Widower

77

1804

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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