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Household of John Lees (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lees, born in 1851 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lees, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Betsy Ann (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Charles H Goodhead, born in 1863 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.


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John Lees's household

Male

John

Lees

Head
Female

Ellen

Lees

Wife
Female

Betsy Ann

Lees

Daughter
Male

William

Lees

Son
Male

Charles H

Goodhead

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lees

Head

Married

30

1851

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lees

Wife

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Betsy Ann

Lees

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Lees

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Charles H

Goodhead

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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