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Household of Thomas Lea (born 1847, Lancashire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lea, born in 1847 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Lea, born in 1851 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Walter Jas (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, Thomas (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Lea's household

Male

Thomas

Lea

Head
Female

Catherine

Lea

Wife
Male

Walter Jas

Lea

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Lea

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Lea

Son
Male

Herbert

Lea

Son
Male

Thomas

Coombes

Step Son
Female

Alice

Coombes

Step Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lea

Head

Married

34

1847

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Lea

Wife

Married

30

1851

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Walter Jas

Lea

Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Lea

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Lea

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Lea

Son

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Coombes

Step Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Coombes

Step Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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