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Household of John Lester (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lester, born in 1850 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Lester, born in 1841 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Louisa (born 1865 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Charlotte (born 1860 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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John Lester's household

Male

John

Lester

Head
Female

Charlotte

Lester

Wife
Female

Louisa

Lester

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lester

Son
Male

Edward

Lester

Son
Female

Charlotte

Wilcox

Daughter
Male

John

Wilcox

Grand Son
Male

Charles

Wilcox

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lester

Head

Married

31

1850

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Lester

Wife

Married

40

1841

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Lester

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Lester

Son

Single

14

1867

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Edward

Lester

Son

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Wilcox

Daughter

Widow

21

1860

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

John

Wilcox

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Charles

Wilcox

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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