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Household of Leonard Lester (born 1825, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Leonard Lester and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Leonard Lester, born in 1825 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Leonard was the head of the household, married to Louisa Lester, born in 1829 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John H (born 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Jemima (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Leonard's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Leonard's Boarder, Ellen (born 1862 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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Leonard Lester's household

Male

Leonard

Lester

Head
Female

Louisa

Lester

Wife
Male

Thomas

Lester

Son
Male

John H

Lester

Son
Female

Eliza

Lester

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Lester

Daughter
Male

John

Martin

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Martin

Boarder
First name(s) Leonard
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Leonard

Lester

Head

Married

56

1825

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Lester

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Lester

Son

Single

22

1859

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John H

Lester

Son

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Lester

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jemima

Lester

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Martin

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Martin

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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