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Household of John Lessels (born 1849, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 Lessels and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lessels, born in 1849 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Lessels, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie L, born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Jessie Clark, born in 1817 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Lessels's household

Male

John

Lessels

Head
Female

Agnes

Lessels

Wife
Female

Jessie L

Lessels

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Clark

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Lessels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Lessels

Head

Married

32

1849

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Lessels

Wife

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie L

Lessels

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Clark

Mother-In-Law

Widow

64

1817

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

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