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Household of John Lees (born 1839, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lees, born in 1839 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Lees, born in 1839 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice Ada (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John Joseph (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Sydney Herbert (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1854 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Hannah (born 1853 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Wales).


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John Lees's household

Male

John

Lees

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Lees

Wife
Female

Alice Ada

Lees

Daughter
Male

John Joseph

Lees

Son
Male

Sydney Herbert

Lees

Son
Female

Ann

Hirst

Servant
Female

Hannah

Chapman

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lees

Head

Married

42

1839

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Lees

Wife

Married

42

1839

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice Ada

Lees

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John Joseph

Lees

Son

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sydney Herbert

Lees

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hirst

Servant

Single

27

1854

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Chapman

Servant

Single

28

1853

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant

Single

30

1851

Wales

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