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Household of Peter Lea (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Peter Lea and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Lea, born in 1844 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 3 members. Peter was the head of the household, single. He had 1 child; Walter, born 1875 in Rochester, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Elizabeth Sherwood, born in 1851 in Reading, Berkshire, England.


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Peter Lea's household

Male

Peter

Lea

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sherwood

Servant
Male

Walter

Lea

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Lea

Head

Single

37

1844

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Sherwood

Servant

Single

30

1851

Reading, Berkshire, England

Walter

Lea

Son

Single

6

1875

Rochester, Kent, England

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