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Household of John Lea (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lea, born in 1837 in Harthill, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bennet Lea, born in 1843 in Barton, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1860 in Broxton, Cheshire, England) and Job (born 1864 in Harthill, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1818 in Barton, Cheshire, England), John's Vistor, Randle (born 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Vistor, William (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Vistor, William (born 1837 in Scotland).


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John Lea's household

Male

John

Lea

Head
Female

Bennet

Lea

Wife
Female

Mary A

Lea

Daughter
Male

Job

Lea

Son
Male

Thomas

Rowe

Father In Law
Male

Randle

Elliston

Vistor
Male

William

Geddes

Vistor
Male

William

Bartlet

Vistor
First name(s) John
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Harthill, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lea

Head

Married

44

1837

Harthill, Cheshire, England

Bennet

Lea

Wife

Married

38

1843

Barton, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Lea

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Broxton, Cheshire, England

Job

Lea

Son

Single

17

1864

Harthill, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Rowe

Father In Law

Widower

63

1818

Barton, Cheshire, England

Randle

Elliston

Vistor

Single

35

1846

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Geddes

Vistor

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Bartlet

Vistor

Married

44

1837

Scotland

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