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Household of Thomas Lea (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lea, born in 1836 in Harthill, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lea, born in 1838 in Malpas, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1866 in Harthill, Cheshire, England), John (born 1868 in Harthill, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1873 in Harthill, Cheshire, England), William T (born 1877 in Harthill, Cheshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Malpas, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, William (born 1854 in Harthill, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Bunbury, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Catharine A (born 1863 in Wales).


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Thomas Lea's household

Male

Thomas

Lea

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lea

Wife
Male

Charles

Lea

Son
Male

John

Lea

Son
Female

Emily

Lea

Daughter
Male

William T

Lea

Son
Male

Arthur

Lea

Son
Male

William

Large

Nephew
Female

Sarah

Harding

Servant
Female

Catharine A

Hughes

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lea

Head

Married

45

1836

Harthill, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Lea

Wife

Married

43

1838

Malpas, Cheshire, England

Charles

Lea

Son

Single

15

1866

Harthill, Cheshire, England

John

Lea

Son

Single

13

1868

Harthill, Cheshire, England

Emily

Lea

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Harthill, Cheshire, England

William T

Lea

Son

Single

4

1877

Harthill, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Lea

Son

Single

0

1881

Malpas, Cheshire, England

William

Large

Nephew

Single

27

1854

Harthill, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Harding

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bunbury, Cheshire, England

Catharine A

Hughes

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wales

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