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Household of Joseph Lester (born 1825, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Lester and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lester, born in 1825 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Maria Lester, born in 1825 in Suffolk, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1854 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), George (born 1861 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Harriett (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Reuben (born 1870 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Alfred Herbert, born in 1863 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Lester's household

Male

Joseph

Lester

Head
Female

Maria

Lester

Wife
Male

Robert

Lester

Son
Male

George

Lester

Son
Female

Harriett

Lester

Daughter
Male

Reuben

Wyatt

Son
Male

Alfred

Wyatt

Son
Male

Alfred

Herbert

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lester

Head

Married

56

1825

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Maria

Lester

Wife

Married

56

1825

Suffolk, England

Robert

Lester

Son

Single

27

1854

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

George

Lester

Son

Single

20

1861

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Lester

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Reuben

Wyatt

Son

Single

11

1870

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Wyatt

Son

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Herbert

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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