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Household of Davis Lester (born 1823, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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.

Davis Lester and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Davis Lester, born in 1823 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 12 members. Davis was the head of the household, married to Helena Lester, born in 1825 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 2 children; William (born 1862 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Ann (born 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Davis's Son In Law, Richard (born 1853 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), Davis's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1856 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Davis's Grandchild, Helena (born 1877 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Davis's Grandchild, Mary Jane (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Davis's Grandchild, Martha (born 1880 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Davis's Boarder, Johannah (born 1825 in Ireland), Davis's Boarder, Julia (born 1867 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Davis's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1858 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Davis Lester's household

Male

Davis

Lester

Head
Female

Helena

Lester

Wife
Male

William

Lester

Son
Female

Ann

Lester

Daughter
Male

Richard

Lester

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Lester

Daughter In Law
Female

Helena

Lester

Grandchild
Female

Mary Jane

Lester

Grandchild
Female

Martha

Lester

Grandchild
Female

Johannah

Sullivan

Boarder
Female

Julia

Sullivan

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Dean

Boarder
First name(s) Davis
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Davis

Lester

Head

Married

58

1823

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Helena

Lester

Wife

Married

56

1825

Cork, Cork, Ireland

William

Lester

Son

Single

19

1862

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ann

Lester

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Richard

Lester

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Mary

Lester

Daughter In Law

Married

25

1856

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Helena

Lester

Grandchild

Single

4

1877

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Jane

Lester

Grandchild

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Martha

Lester

Grandchild

Single

1

1880

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Johannah

Sullivan

Boarder

Widow

56

1825

Ireland

Julia

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Ann

Dean

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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