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Household of John Lees (born 1837, Lancashire)

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 Lees and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lees, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth H Lees, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frederick A (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John J Cowley, born in 1852 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man.


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John Lees's household

Male

John

Lees

Head
Female

Elizabeth H

Lees

Wife
Female

Margaret

Lees

Daughter
Female

Annie

Lees

Daughter
Male

James

Lees

Son
Male

Alfred

Lees

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lees

Daughter
Male

Frederick A

Lees

Son
Female

Emily

Lees

Daughter
Male

John J

Cowley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lees

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth H

Lees

Wife

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lees

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Lees

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Lees

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Lees

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lees

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick A

Lees

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Lees

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John J

Cowley

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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