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Household of Robert Lester (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Robert Lester and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Lester, born in 1836 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Martha Lester, born in 1849 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ellen (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1880 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England).


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Robert Lester's household

Male

Robert

Lester

Head
Female

Martha

Lester

Wife
Female

Mary

Lester

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lester

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Lester

Daughter
Female

Martha

Lester

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Lester

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Lester

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Lester

Head

Married

45

1836

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lester

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lester

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lester

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Lester

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Lester

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Lester

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Lester

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

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