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Household of Joseph Lees (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Lees and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lees, born in 1843 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lees, born in 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah, born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Walter (born 1839 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Mary (born 1844 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Lees's household

Male

Joseph

Lees

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lees

Wife
Female

Sarah

Lees

Daughter
Male

Walter

Beech

Boarder
Female

Mary

Beech

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lees

Head

Married

38

1843

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lees

Wife

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lees

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Beech

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Mary

Beech

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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