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Household of John Lees (born 1820, Yorkshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lees, born in 1820 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Lees, born in 1833 in Brompton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John Robt (born 1860 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James Wm (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alice Ann (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1845 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England).


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John Lees's household

Male

John

Lees

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Lees

Wife
Male

John Robt

Lees

Son
Male

James Wm

Lees

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Ogden

Daughter
Male

John

Ogden

Grand Son
Female

Alice Ann

Coop

Servant
Male

John

Bamford

Boarder
Male

William

Dronsfield

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lees

Head

Married

61

1820

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Lees

Wife

Married

48

1833

Brompton, Lancashire, England

John Robt

Lees

Son

Single

21

1860

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James Wm

Lees

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Ogden

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Ogden

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Coop

Servant

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Bamford

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

William

Dronsfield

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

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