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Household of John Lees (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lees, born in 1822 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Hannah (born 1858 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1852 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Mary E (born 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1876 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Lees (born 1880 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Thomas H (born 1850 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and John's Visitor, Nancy (born 1833 in Hyde, Cheshire, England).


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John Lees's household

Male

John

Lees

Head
Female

Hannah

Lees

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Burgess

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Burgess

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Burgess

Grand Daughter
Female

Esther

Burgess

Grand Daughter
Male

Lees

Burgess

Grand Son
Female

Nancy

Cocker

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lees

Head

Widower

59

1822

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Lees

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Burgess

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Jane

Burgess

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Burgess

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Esther

Burgess

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Lees

Burgess

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Cocker

Visitor

Married

48

1833

Hyde, Cheshire, England

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