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Household of David Lee (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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.

David Lee and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Lee, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Helen Lee, born in 1850 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Boarder, John (born 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Lee's household

Male

David

Lee

Head
Female

Helen

Lee

Wife
Male

John

Lee

Son
Female

Mary

Lee

Daughter
Male

Robert

Lee

Son
Male

Alexander

Lee

Son
Male

James

Lee

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Mother-In-Law
Male

John

Lee

Boarder
Male

James

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Lee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Lee

Head

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Lee

Wife

Married

31

1850

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Lee

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Lee

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Lee

Son

-

8

1873

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Lee

Son

-

3

1878

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Lee

Son

-

0

1881

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Lee

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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