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Household of John Lees (born 1836, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lees, born in 1836 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lees, born in 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), M Ann (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Hannah (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Sarah (born 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger Son, Joseph (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger Son, John Saml (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Lees's household

Male

John

Lees

Head
Female

Sarah

Lees

Wife
Male

Joseph

Lees

Son
Male

Samuel

Lees

Son
Female

M Ann

Lees

Daughter
Female

Sarah Hannah

Lees

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Gill

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Gill

Lodger Son
Male

John Saml

Gill

Lodger Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gill

Lodger Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Oldham, 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

45

1836

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lees

Wife

Married

40

1841

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Lees

Son

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Lees

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

M Ann

Lees

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Hannah

Lees

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gill

Lodger

Widow

40

1841

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gill

Lodger Son

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John Saml

Gill

Lodger Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gill

Lodger Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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