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Household of Richard Lea (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Richard Lea and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Lea, born in 1835 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Lea, born in 1844 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1873 in Little Lever, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Kate (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Annie (born 1861 in Shevington, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Nurse, Mary (born 1864 in Haydock, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Lea's household

Male

Richard

Lea

Head
Female

Ann

Lea

Wife
Female

Ellen

Lea

Daughter
Male

Walter

Lea

Son
Female

Margaret

Lea

Daughter
Female

Kate

Lea

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lea

Daughter
Female

Annie

Finch

Servant
Female

Mary

Allen

Nurse
First name(s) Richard
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Lea

Head

Married

46

1835

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lea

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Lea

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Walter

Lea

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lea

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Kate

Lea

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lea

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Finch

Servant

Single

20

1861

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Mary

Allen

Nurse

Single

17

1864

Haydock, Lancashire, England

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