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Household of Thomas Lea (born 1836, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lea, born in 1836 in Brereton, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Lea, born in 1838 in Chorley, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1857 in Cheshire, England) and George (born 1859 in Cotton, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Frances L (born 1878 in Cheshire, England) and Esther A (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Lea's household

Male

Thomas

Lea

Head
Female

Eliza

Lea

Wife
Female

Catherine

Grey

Daughter
Male

George

Lea

Son
Female

Frances L

Grey

Grand Daughter
Female

Esther A

Grey

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Brereton, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lea

Head

Married

45

1836

Brereton, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Lea

Wife

Married

43

1838

Chorley, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Grey

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Cheshire, England

George

Lea

Son

Single

22

1859

Cotton, Cheshire, England

Frances L

Grey

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Esther A

Grey

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

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