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Household of John Lester (born 1844, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Lester and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lester, born in 1844 in Swindon, Wiltshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lester, born in 1851 in Scotland. They had 3 children; John R (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1879 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Violet A (born 1881 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Griffith Evans, born in 1854 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales.


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John Lester's household

Male

John

Lester

Head
Female

Margaret

Lester

Wife
Male

John R

Lester

Son
Male

Richard

Lester

Son
Female

Violet A

Lester

Daughter
Male

Griffith

Evans

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lester

Head

Married

37

1844

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Margaret

Lester

Wife

Married

30

1851

Scotland

John R

Lester

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Lester

Son

Single

2

1879

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Violet A

Lester

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Griffith

Evans

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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