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Household of John Lester (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Lester and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lester, born in 1836 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria E Lester, born in 1840 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Mary A (born 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Henry E (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Caroline (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1872 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Charles (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry P Rees, born in 1852 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Lester's household

Male

John

Lester

Head
Female

Maria E

Lester

Wife
Female

Mary A

Lester

Daughter
Male

Henry E

Lester

Son
Female

Ellen

Lester

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Lester

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lester

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Lester

Daughter
Male

Charles

Lester

Son
Male

Henry P

Rees

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lester

Head

Married

45

1836

Gillingham, Kent, England

Maria E

Lester

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Mary A

Lester

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Henry E

Lester

Son

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Lester

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Lester

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alice

Lester

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Lester

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Charles

Lester

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Henry P

Rees

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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