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Household of Henry Lester (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Lester and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Lester, born in 1838 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lester, born in 1848 in Birley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Father In Law, William (born 1817 in Birley, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1811 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1853 in Birley, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Brother In Law, John (born 1854 in Birley, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Nephew, Frederick (born 1870 in Birley, Yorkshire, England) and Henry's Visitor, Thomas (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Lester's household

Male

Henry

Lester

Head
Female

Margaret

Lester

Wife
Male

William

Walker

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Walker

Mother In Law
Male

Joseph

Walker

Brother In Law
Male

John

Walker

Brother In Law
Male

Frederick

Walker

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Rooney

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Lester

Head

Married

43

1838

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Lester

Wife

Married

33

1848

Birley, Yorkshire, England

William

Walker

Father In Law

Married

64

1817

Birley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Walker

Mother In Law

Married

70

1811

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Walker

Brother In Law

Single

28

1853

Birley, Yorkshire, England

John

Walker

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Birley, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Walker

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Birley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Rooney

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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