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Household of Edward Lea (born 1820, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, 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.

Edward Lea and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Lea, born in 1820 in Orton on the Hill, Leicestershire, consisted of 12 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lea, born in 1841 in Hurley, Warwickshire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1861 in Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England), Frances (born 1866 in Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England), William (born 1872 in Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England), Charles (born 1875 in Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England), John (born 1877 in Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England) and Clara E (born 1879 in Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Benjamin (born 1862 in Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England), Edward's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in -) and Edward's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England).


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Edward Lea's household

Male

Edward

Lea

Head
Female

Ellen

Lea

Wife
Male

George

Lea

Son
Female

Frances

Lea

Daughter
Male

William

Lea

Son
Male

Charles

Lea

Son
Male

John

Lea

Son
Female

Sarah

Lea

Daughter
Female

Clara E

Lea

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Dale

Servant
Female

Sarah

Wright

Servant
Female

Eliza

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Orton on the Hill, Leicestershire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Lea

Head

Married

61

1820

Orton on the Hill, Leicestershire, England

Ellen

Lea

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hurley, Warwickshire, England

George

Lea

Son

Single

20

1861

Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England

Frances

Lea

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England

William

Lea

Son

Single

9

1872

Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England

Charles

Lea

Son

Single

6

1875

Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England

John

Lea

Son

Single

4

1877

Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England

Sarah

Lea

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England

Clara E

Lea

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England

Benjamin

Dale

Servant

Single

19

1862

Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England

Sarah

Wright

Servant

Single

16

1865

-

Eliza

Smith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Marston Jabbett, Warwickshire, England

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