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Household of John Lees (born 1859, 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.

John Lees and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lees, born in 1859 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Lees, born in 1860 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Mary Jane (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Half Sister, Mary (born 1851 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and John's Sister, Alice (born 1867 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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John Lees's household

Male

John

Lees

Head
Female

Hannah

Lees

Wife
Female

Emma

Lees

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Lees

Daughter
Female

Mary

Snape

Half Sister
Female

Alice

Lees

Sister
Female

Mary Jane

Snape

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lees

Head

Married

22

1859

Bury, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Lees

Wife

Married

21

1860

Bury, Lancashire, England

Emma

Lees

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Lees

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Snape

Half Sister

Single

30

1851

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lees

Sister

Single

14

1867

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Snape

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

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