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Household of John Lea (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

John Lea and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lea, born in 1838 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Lea, born in 1840 in Box, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1860 in Bradmore, Staffordshire, England), Minnie (born 1866 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and John Arthur (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Frances (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Visitor, Charles F (born 1859 in Princetown, Devon, England) and John's Boarder, Charles Hy (born 1858 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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John Lea's household

Male

John

Lea

Head
Female

Mary

Lea

Wife
Female

Annie

Lea

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Lea

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lea

Daughter
Male

John Arthur

Lea

Son
Female

Frances

Dodd

Visitor
Male

Charles F

Blight

Visitor
Male

Charles Hy

Webb

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lea

Head

Married

43

1838

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Lea

Wife

Married

41

1840

Box, Wiltshire, England

Annie

Lea

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bradmore, Staffordshire, England

Minnie

Lea

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Lea

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John Arthur

Lea

Son

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Frances

Dodd

Visitor

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Charles F

Blight

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Princetown, Devon, England

Charles Hy

Webb

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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