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Household of John W Lester (born 1829, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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 W Lester and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Lester, born in 1829 in Battle, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Anne M Lester, born in 1823 in Fishbourne, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; George A, born 1855 in Hastings, Sussex, England. They had 6 grandchildren; John A (born 1873 in Hastings, Sussex, England), George E (born 1875 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England), Milsted A (born 1877 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England), Thomas M (born 1878 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England), Charles C (born 1879 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England) and William (born 1881 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Stepdaughter, Emma (born 1845 in Chichester, Sussex, England), John W's Daughter In Law, Louisa J (born 1851 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and John W's Servant, Martin F (born 1861 in Catsfield, Sussex, England).


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John W Lester's household

Male

John W

Lester

Head
Female

Anne M

Lester

Wife
Female

Emma

Webb

Stepdaughter
Male

George A

Lester

Son
Female

Louisa J

Lester

Daughter In Law
Male

John A

Lester

Grand Son
Male

George E

Lester

Grand Son
Female

Milsted A

Lester

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas M

Lester

Grand Son
Male

Charles C

Lester

Grand Son
Male

William

Lester

Grand Son
Female

Martin F

Minner

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Battle, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John W

Lester

Head

Married

52

1829

Battle, Sussex, England

Anne M

Lester

Wife

Married

58

1823

Fishbourne, Sussex, England

Emma

Webb

Stepdaughter

Single

36

1845

Chichester, Sussex, England

George A

Lester

Son

Married

26

1855

Hastings, Sussex, England

Louisa J

Lester

Daughter In Law

Married

30

1851

Portsea, Hampshire, England

John A

Lester

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Hastings, Sussex, England

George E

Lester

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Milsted A

Lester

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Thomas M

Lester

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Charles C

Lester

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

William

Lester

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Martin F

Minner

Servant

Single

20

1861

Catsfield, Sussex, England

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