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Household of James Lees (born 1855, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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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 1855 in Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Lees, born in 1854 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1878 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William W (born 1861 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Jane (born 1858 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Lees's household

Male

James

Lees

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Lees

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Lees

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Lees

Daughter
Male

William W

Mitchell

Boarder
Female

Jane

Mitchell

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lees

Head

Married

26

1855

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Lees

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary Ann

Lees

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Lees

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William W

Mitchell

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Mitchell

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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