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Household of Martha Lessy (born 1833, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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.

Martha Lessy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Lessy, born in 1833 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Robert (born 1858 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), Henry (born 1861 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1864 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Frank (born 1872 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Alice (born 1874 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Lodger, Henry J (born 1844 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Martha's Lodger, William (born 1854 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Martha Lessy's household

Female

Martha

Lessy

Head
Male

Robert

Lessy

Son
Male

Henry

Lessy

Son
Male

Thomas

Lessy

Son
Male

Frank

Lessy

Son
Female

Alice

Lessy

Daughter
Female

Henry J

Valliance

Lodger
Male

William

Montague

Lodger
First name(s) Martha
Last name Lessy
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Lessy

Head

Widow

48

1833

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Robert

Lessy

Son

Single

23

1858

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Henry

Lessy

Son

Single

20

1861

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Lessy

Son

Single

17

1864

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Frank

Lessy

Son

Single

9

1872

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

Lessy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Henry J

Valliance

Lodger

Widow

37

1844

Taunton, Somerset, England

William

Montague

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Woolwich, Kent, England

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