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Household of Hamlet Lees (born 1848, 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.

Hamlet Lees and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hamlet Lees, born in 1848 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Hamlet was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Lees, born in 1851 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James Edward (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Hamlet's Mother In Law, Mary Whitworth (born 1826 in Cheshire, England) and Hamlet's Sister In Law, Hannah (born 1850 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).


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Hamlet Lees's household

Male

Hamlet

Lees

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Lees

Wife
Female

Ellen

Lees

Daughter
Male

James Edward

Lees

Son
Female

Mary Whitworth

Brierley

Mother In Law
Female

Hannah

Brierley

Sister In Law
First name(s) Hamlet
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hamlet

Lees

Head

Married

33

1848

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Lees

Wife

Married

30

1851

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lees

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James Edward

Lees

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Whitworth

Brierley

Mother In Law

Widow

55

1826

Cheshire, England

Hannah

Brierley

Sister In Law

Single

31

1850

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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