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Household of John Lester (born 1836, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lester, born in 1836 in Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lester, born in 1834 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1862 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1869 in Whiston, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1873 in Whiston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Joshua (born 1854 in Whiston, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1852 in Whiston, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1854 in Whiston, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Persichia (born 1876 in Whiston, Lancashire, England).
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John Lester's household
John
Lester
Head
Sarah
Lester
Wife
Mary
Lester
Daughter
Margaret
Lester
Daughter
Henry
Lester
Son
Joshua
Hayes
Boarder
Thomas
Bentham
Boarder
Joseph
Wittle
Boarder
Persichia
Wittle
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Lester |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Staffordshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Lester | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Staffordshire, England | |
Sarah | Lester | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Lester | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Prescot, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Lester | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Whiston, Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Lester | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Whiston, Lancashire, England | |
Joshua | Hayes | Boarder | Single | 27 | 1854 | Whiston, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Bentham | Boarder | Single | 29 | 1852 | Whiston, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Wittle | Boarder | Married | 27 | 1854 | Whiston, Lancashire, England | |
Persichia | Wittle | Boarder | Single | 5 | 1876 | Whiston, Lancashire, England |
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