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Household of James Lester (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Lester and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Lester, born in 1823 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Lester, born in 1825 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1853 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1855 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1859 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1865 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; James (born 1871 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1873 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England) and George W (born 1875 in Bradshaw, Lancashire, England).


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James Lester's household

Male

James

Lester

Head
Female

Alice

Lester

Wife
Male

William

Lester

Son
Female

Jane

Lester

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Lester

Daughter
Male

John

Lester

Son
Male

James

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

John H

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

George W

Taylor

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Lester

Head

Married

58

1823

Lancashire, England

Alice

Lester

Wife

Married

56

1825

Lancashire, England

William

Lester

Son

Single

28

1853

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Jane

Lester

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Lester

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

John

Lester

Son

Single

16

1865

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

James

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

John H

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

George W

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Bradshaw, Lancashire, England

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