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Household of Thomas Lea (born 1822, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lea, born in 1822 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Lea, born in 1822 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1855 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1857 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1859 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Amy Roberts, born in 1861 in Flintshire, Wales.


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Thomas Lea's household

Male

Thomas

Lea

Head
Female

Mary A

Lea

Wife
Male

James

Lea

Son
Female

Eliza

Lea

Daughter
Female

Emily

Lea

Daughter
Female

Amy

Roberts

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place 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

59

1822

Cheshire, England

Mary A

Lea

Wife

Married

59

1822

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

James

Lea

Son

Single

26

1855

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Lea

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Emily

Lea

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Amy

Roberts

Servant

Single

20

1861

Flintshire, Wales

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