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Household of Joseph Leese (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Leese and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Leese, born in 1815 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Frances S Leese, born in 1819 in South America. They had 2 children; Ernest (born 1855 in Cheshire, England) and Harriet (born 1863 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1831 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Joseph's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Ireland) and Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1853 in Durham, Durham, England).


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Joseph Leese's household

Male

Joseph

Leese

Head
Female

Frances S

Leese

Wife
Male

Ernest

Leese

Son
Female

Harriet

Leese

Daughter
Female

Jane

Brian

Servant
Female

Jane

Broadhead

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Brian

Servant
Female

Margaret

McBride

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Leese
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
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

Leese

Head

Married

66

1815

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frances S

Leese

Wife

Married

62

1819

South America

Ernest

Leese

Son

Single

26

1855

Cheshire, England

Harriet

Leese

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Jane

Brian

Servant

Widow

50

1831

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Jane

Broadhead

Servant

Single

19

1862

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Brian

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ireland

Margaret

McBride

Servant

Single

28

1853

Durham, Durham, England

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