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Household of John Lever (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Lever and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lever, born in 1835 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ester Elizabeth Lever, born in 1836 in Accrington, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Melinda (born 1861 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), James Edward (born 1863 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Esther Elizabeth (born 1875 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1879 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alice (born 1820 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Nicholas (born 1856 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).


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John Lever's household

Male

John

Lever

Head
Female

Ester Elizabeth

Lever

Wife
Female

Melinda

Lever

Daughter
Male

James Edward

Lever

Son
Male

John

Lever

Son
Male

Arthur

Lever

Son
Female

Esther Elizabeth

Lever

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Lever

Son
Female

Alice

Bentley

Boarder
Male

Nicholas

Bentley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lever
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lever

Head

Married

46

1835

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ester Elizabeth

Lever

Wife

Married

45

1836

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Melinda

Lever

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

James Edward

Lever

Son

Single

18

1863

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

John

Lever

Son

Single

10

1871

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Lever

Son

Single

7

1874

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Esther Elizabeth

Lever

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Lever

Son

Single

2

1879

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bentley

Boarder

Married

61

1820

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Nicholas

Bentley

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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