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Household of Charles Lea (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Charles Lea and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Lea, born in 1841 in Knutsford, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lea, born in 1837 in Dutton, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph W R (born 1866 in Appleton, Cheshire, England), Edith R (born 1868 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and Charles E R (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1799 in Cheshire, England), Charles's Brother, William R (born 1837 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England), Charles's Boarder, William (born 1837 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Charles's Boarder, Arthur J (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Charles Lea's household

Male

Charles

Lea

Head
Female

Sarah

Lea

Wife
Male

Joseph W R

Lea

Son
Female

Edith R

Lea

Daughter
Male

Charles E R

Lea

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Yarwood

Mother
Male

William R

Lea

Brother
Male

William

Gledhill

Boarder
Male

Arthur J

Gledhill

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Lea

Head

Married

40

1841

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Lea

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dutton, Cheshire, England

Joseph W R

Lea

Son

Single

15

1866

Appleton, Cheshire, England

Edith R

Lea

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Charles E R

Lea

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Yarwood

Mother

Widow

82

1799

Cheshire, England

William R

Lea

Brother

Single

44

1837

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

William

Gledhill

Boarder

Widower

44

1837

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur J

Gledhill

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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