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Household of Joseph Lea (born 1813, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Joseph Lea and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lea, born in 1813 in Admaston, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lea, born in 1831 in Hunsterson, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Betsy J (born 1861 in Maer, Staffordshire, England), Richard (born 1864 in Maer, Staffordshire, England), John T (born 1866 in Maer, Staffordshire, England) and Joannie (born 1868 in Whitmore, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Peter (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Thomas (born 1823 in Ireland) and Joseph's Visitor, John (born 1846 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Lea's household

Male

Joseph

Lea

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lea

Wife
Female

Betsy J

Lea

Daughter
Male

Richard

Lea

Son
Male

John T

Lea

Son
Female

Joannie

Lea

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gerard

Servant
Male

Peter

Newall

Servant
Male

Thomas

Mahan

Servant
Male

John

Newton

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Admaston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lea

Head

Married

68

1813

Admaston, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Lea

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hunsterson, Cheshire, England

Betsy J

Lea

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Maer, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Lea

Son

Single

17

1864

Maer, Staffordshire, England

John T

Lea

Son

Single

15

1866

Maer, Staffordshire, England

Joannie

Lea

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Whitmore, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Gerard

Servant

Single

21

1860

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Peter

Newall

Servant

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Mahan

Servant

Married

58

1823

Ireland

John

Newton

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

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