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Household of James 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.

James Lees and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lees, born in 1848 in Pendleton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James A (born 1871 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1873 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Bertha A (born 1877 in Harpurhey, Lancashire, England) and Amelia A (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Cassandra Smith, born in 1850 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.


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James Lees's household

Male

James

Lees

Head
Male

James A

Lees

Son
Male

John E

Lees

Son
Female

Bertha A

Lees

Daughter
Female

Amelia A

Lees

Daughter
Female

Cassandra

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lees

Head

Widower

33

1848

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

James A

Lees

Son

Single

10

1871

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

John E

Lees

Son

Single

8

1873

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Bertha A

Lees

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Harpurhey, Lancashire, England

Amelia A

Lees

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Cassandra

Smith

Servant

-

31

1850

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

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