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Household of Joseph Lees (born 1836, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Lees and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lees, born in 1836 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Joseph (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John S (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Hughes, born in 1850 in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales.


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Joseph Lees's household

Male

Joseph

Lees

Head
Male

Joseph

Lees

Son
Male

John S

Lees

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lees

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hughes

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lees

Head

Widower

45

1836

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Lees

Son

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John S

Lees

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Lees

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Hughes

Sister In Law

Single

31

1850

Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales

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