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Household of Thomas Lea (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, 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.

Thomas Lea and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lea, born in 1817 in Brereton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Lea, born in 1827 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1857 in Brereton, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1859 in Brereton, Cheshire, England), Constance (born 1863 in Brereton, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Brereton, Cheshire, England) and James (born 1867 in Brereton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, George Jepson, born in 1853 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Lea's household

Male

Thomas

Lea

Head
Female

Ann

Lea

Wife
Female

Mary

Lea

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lea

Daughter
Female

Constance

Lea

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lea

Son
Male

James

Lea

Son
Male

George

Jepson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Brereton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lea

Head

Married

64

1817

Brereton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Lea

Wife

Married

54

1827

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lea

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Brereton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Lea

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Brereton, Cheshire, England

Constance

Lea

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Brereton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Lea

Son

Single

16

1865

Brereton, Cheshire, England

James

Lea

Son

Single

14

1867

Brereton, Cheshire, England

George

Jepson

Servant

-

28

1853

Brereton, Cheshire, England

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