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Household of John Lea (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lea, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Elirna M (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Hannah J (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Albert C (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ethel D (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie (born 1852 in Brassington, Derbyshire, England) and John's Visitor, Ann (born 1846 in Brassington, Derbyshire, England).


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John Lea's household

Male

John

Lea

Head
Female

Elirna M

Lea

Daughter
Female

Hannah J

Lea

Daughter
Male

Albert C

Lea

Son
Female

Ethel D

Lea

Daughter
Female

Annie

Watson

Servant
Female

Ann

Fearn

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lea

Head

Widower

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elirna M

Lea

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah J

Lea

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert C

Lea

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ethel D

Lea

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Watson

Servant

Single

29

1852

Brassington, Derbyshire, England

Ann

Fearn

Visitor

Single

35

1846

Brassington, Derbyshire, England

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