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Household of Edward Lees (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Edward Lees and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Lees, born in 1835 in Mossley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Betty Lees, born in 1842 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1870 in Heyrod, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1877 in Heyrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother In Law, Sarah Woodcock, born in 1809 in Denby Dale, Yorkshire, England.


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Edward Lees's household

Male

Edward

Lees

Head
Female

Betty

Lees

Wife
Male

William

Lees

Son
Male

David

Lees

Son
Female

Sarah

Woodcock

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Mossley, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Lees

Head

Married

46

1835

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Betty

Lees

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

William

Lees

Son

Single

11

1870

Heyrod, Lancashire, England

David

Lees

Son

Single

4

1877

Heyrod, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Woodcock

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Denby Dale, Yorkshire, England

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