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Household of James Lees (born 1836, Lancashire)

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.

James Lees and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lees, born in 1836 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Lees, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1870 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Sidney (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Lewis (born 1881 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father, John Lees, born in 1802 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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James Lees's household

Male

James

Lees

Head
Female

Ann

Lees

Wife
Female

Mary

Lees

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lees

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Lees

Son
Male

John

Lees

Son
Male

Lewis

Lees

Son
Male

John

Lees

Father
First name(s) James
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lees

Head

Married

45

1836

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lees

Wife

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lees

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lees

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sidney

Lees

Son

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Lees

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Lewis

Lees

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Lees

Father

Widower

79

1802

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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