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Household of Joseph Lea (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lea, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Lea, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Martha A (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas H (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Annie Bailey, born in 1865 in Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Lea's household

Male

Joseph

Lea

Head
Female

Mary

Lea

Wife
Female

Martha A

Lea

Daughter
Male

Peter

Lea

Son
Male

John

Lea

Son
Female

Annie

Lea

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Lea

Son
Female

Annie

Bailey

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lea

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lea

Wife

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Lea

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Peter

Lea

Son

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Lea

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Lea

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Lea

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Bailey

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

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