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Household of Thomas Lea (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lea, born in 1829 in Hough, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Lea, born in 1838 in Audlem, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1863 in Hankelow, Cheshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1865 in Hankelow, Cheshire, England), Joseph ? (born 1869 in Hankelow, Cheshire, England) and Agnes M (born 1872 in Hankelow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth S (born 1871 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Fanny (born 1860 in Hankelow, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1863 in Hankelow, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Lea's household

Male

Thomas

Lea

Head
Female

Mary

Lea

Wife
Male

Alfred

Lea

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Lea

Daughter
Male

Joseph ?

Lea

Son
Female

Agnes M

Lea

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth S

Steele

Visitor
Female

Fanny

Pover

Servant
Male

William

Mitchell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hough, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lea

Head

Married

52

1829

Hough, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lea

Wife

Married

43

1838

Audlem, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Lea

Son

Single

18

1863

Hankelow, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ann

Lea

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hankelow, Cheshire, England

Joseph ?

Lea

Son

Single

12

1869

Hankelow, Cheshire, England

Agnes M

Lea

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hankelow, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth S

Steele

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Pover

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hankelow, Cheshire, England

William

Mitchell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hankelow, Cheshire, England

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