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Household of Thomas Lea (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lea, born in 1854 in Bootle, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Lea, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edward J (born 1877 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Amy (born 1881 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Edward (born 1866 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Lea's household

Male

Thomas

Lea

Head
Female

Sarah E

Lea

Wife
Male

Edward J

Lea

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lea

Daughter
Female

Amy

Lea

Daughter
Male

John

Lea

Boarder
Male

Edward

Lea

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bootle, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lea

Head

Married

27

1854

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Lea

Wife

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edward J

Lea

Son

Single

4

1877

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lea

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Amy

Lea

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Lancashire, England

John

Lea

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Edward

Lea

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Bootle, Lancashire, England

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