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Household of George Lea (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

George Lea and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Lea, born in 1837 in Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lea, born in 1844 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas W (born 1868 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England), George (born 1870 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England), Anne (born 1871 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Mother In Law, Anne (born 1815 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), George's Servant, Anne (born 1863 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England), George's Servant, Martha (born 1864 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England) and George's Servant, Sarah (born 1865 in Tarvin, Cheshire, England).


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George Lea's household

Male

George

Lea

Head
Female

Ellen

Lea

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Lea

Son
Male

George

Lea

Son
Female

Anne

Lea

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Lea

Daughter
Female

Anne

Wardle

Mother In Law
Female

Anne

Cummings

Servant
Female

Martha

Jackson

Servant
Female

Sarah

Whalley

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Lea

Head

Married

44

1837

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Lea

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Thomas W

Lea

Son

Single

13

1868

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

George

Lea

Son

Single

11

1870

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Anne

Lea

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Lea

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Anne

Wardle

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Anne

Cummings

Servant

Single

18

1863

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Martha

Jackson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Whalley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tarvin, Cheshire, England

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