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Household of Edwin Lees (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Edwin Lees and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Lees, born in 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Lees, born in 1850 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John Stevenson (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Lodger, Llewellyn Grimes, born in 1827 in Gloucestershire, England.


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Edwin Lees's household

Male

Edwin

Lees

Head
Female

Eliza

Lees

Wife
Female

Hannah

Lees

Daughter
Female

Edith

Lees

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Lees

Daughter
Male

John Stevenson

Lees

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Lees

Daughter
Male

Llewellyn

Grimes

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Lees

Head

Married

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Lees

Wife

Married

31

1850

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Lees

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edith

Lees

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Lees

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John Stevenson

Lees

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Lees

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Llewellyn

Grimes

Lodger

Single

54

1827

Gloucestershire, England

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