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Household of James Lees (born 1834, 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 1834 in Royton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Lees, born in 1833 in Kildare, Ireland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1852 in Lancashire, England), William E (born 1863 in Royton, Lancashire, England) and Spencer (born 1865 in Royton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Emma (born 1845 in Thornham, Lancashire, England), James's Nephew, Samuel (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Niece, Annie (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Lees's household

Male

James

Lees

Head
Female

Hannah

Lees

Wife
Female

Jane

Lees

Daughter
Male

William E

Lees

Son
Male

Spencer

Lees

Son
Female

Emma

Rodley

Sister In Law
Male

Samuel

Rodley

Nephew
Female

Annie

Rodley

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Royton, 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

47

1834

Royton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Lees

Wife

Married

48

1833

Kildare, Ireland

Jane

Lees

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Lancashire, England

William E

Lees

Son

Single

18

1863

Royton, Lancashire, England

Spencer

Lees

Son

Single

16

1865

Royton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Rodley

Sister In Law

Widow

36

1845

Thornham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Rodley

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Rodley

Niece

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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