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Household of Joseph Lees (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lees, born in 1832 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lees, born in 1841 in Shaw, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Florence Mary (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Ethel Gertrude (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Governess, Margaret (born 1856 in Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Hannah (born 1855 in Herefordshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1852 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England).


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Joseph Lees's household

Male

Joseph

Lees

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lees

Wife
Female

Florence Mary

Lees

Daughter
Female

Ethel Gertrude

Lees

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Jardine

Governess
Female

Hannah

Preece

Servant
Female

Margaret

Lovesay

Servant
Female

Mary

Taylor

Servant
Female

Alice

Short

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lees

Head

Married

49

1832

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lees

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Florence Mary

Lees

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ethel Gertrude

Lees

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Jardine

Governess

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Hannah

Preece

Servant

Single

26

1855

Herefordshire, England

Margaret

Lovesay

Servant

Single

29

1852

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Taylor

Servant

Single

23

1858

Killamarsh, Derbyshire, England

Alice

Short

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

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