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Household of John Lea (born 1820, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

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 1820 in Pickmere, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Silence Lea, born in 1821 in Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1857 in Cheshire, England), Silence (born 1865 in Cheshire, England) and Lydia (born 1860 in Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah, born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Arthur Proctor, born in 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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John Lea's household

Male

John

Lea

Head
Female

Silence

Lea

Wife
Male

William

Lea

Son
Female

Silence

Lea

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Proctor

Son In Law
Female

Lydia

Proctor

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Proctor

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Pickmere, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lea

Head

Married

61

1820

Pickmere, Cheshire, England

Silence

Lea

Wife

Married

60

1821

Derbyshire, England

William

Lea

Son

Single

24

1857

Cheshire, England

Silence

Lea

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Arthur

Proctor

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lydia

Proctor

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Proctor

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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