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Household of James Lees (born 1822, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lees, born in 1822 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lees, born in 1824 in Milden, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Albert (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Mary A (born 1819 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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James Lees's household

Male

James

Lees

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lees

Wife
Female

Mary

Lees

Daughter
Female

Maria

Lees

Daughter
Male

Albert

Taylor

Grand Son
Female

Mary A

Howard

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary A

Lawton

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Sutcliffe

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Oldham, 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

59

1822

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lees

Wife

Married

57

1824

Milden, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lees

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Maria

Lees

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Albert

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Howard

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Lawton

Sister In Law

Widow

62

1819

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sutcliffe

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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