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Household of Henry Lees (born 1831, Cheshire)

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.

Henry Lees and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Lees, born in 1831 in Portwood, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Martha Lees, born in 1845 in United States. They had 5 children; James Henry (born 1870 in Mellor, Derbyshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Chinley, Derbyshire, England), Henrietta (born 1875 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Florence Eva (born 1880 in Newton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Sarah Elizabeth (born 1859 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) and Henry's Nurse, Mary Ellen (born 1860 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Lees's household

Male

Henry

Lees

Head
Female

Ellen Martha

Lees

Wife
Male

James Henry

Lees

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lees

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Lees

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Lees

Son
Female

Florence Eva

Lees

Daughter
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Allison

Servant
Female

Mary Ellen

Elliott

Nurse
First name(s) Henry
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Portwood, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Lees

Head

Married

50

1831

Portwood, Cheshire, England

Ellen Martha

Lees

Wife

Married

36

1845

United States

James Henry

Lees

Son

Single

11

1870

Mellor, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Lees

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chinley, Derbyshire, England

Henrietta

Lees

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Lees

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Florence Eva

Lees

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newton, Cheshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Allison

Servant

Single

22

1859

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary Ellen

Elliott

Nurse

Single

21

1860

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

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