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Household of Thomas Lester (born 1823, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridge, Kent, 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 Lester and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lester, born in 1823 in Cranbrook, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Sarah A (born 1854 in Wickham, Kent, England) and Walter (born 1857 in Littlebourne, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Clara (born 1861 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Kate (born 1864 in St Lawrence, Kent, England).


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Thomas Lester's household

Male

Thomas

Lester

Head
Female

Sarah A

Lester

Daughter
Male

Walter

Lester

Son
Female

Clara

Fowles

Boarder
Female

Kate

Barton

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Cranbrook, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lester

Head

Widower

58

1823

Cranbrook, Kent, England

Sarah A

Lester

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Wickham, Kent, England

Walter

Lester

Son

Single

24

1857

Littlebourne, Kent, England

Clara

Fowles

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Kate

Barton

Visitor

Single

17

1864

St Lawrence, Kent, England

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