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Household of Walter V Lester (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastry, 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.

Walter V Lester and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter V Lester, born in 1840 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Walter V was the head of the household, married to Lucy Lester, born in 1852 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Edith Ann (born 1877 in Eastry, Kent, England), Henry R (born 1878 in Eastry, Kent, England) and Walter R (born 1880 in Eastry, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter V's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Ireland), Walter V's Servant, Sarah (born 1847 in Middlesex, England), Walter V's Servant, Emily (born 1856 in Essex, England) and Walter V's Servant, Sarah E (born 1861 in Sandwich, Kent, England).


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Walter V Lester's household

Male

Walter V

Lester

Head
Female

Lucy

Lester

Wife
Female

Edith Ann

Lester

Daughter
Male

Henry R

Lester

Son
Male

Walter R

Lester

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Montgomery

Servant
Female

Sarah

Voller

Servant
Female

Emily

Scott

Servant
Female

Sarah E

Foord

Servant
First name(s) Walter V
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter V

Lester

Head

Married

41

1840

London, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Lester

Wife

Married

29

1852

Canterbury, Kent, England

Edith Ann

Lester

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eastry, Kent, England

Henry R

Lester

Son

Single

3

1878

Eastry, Kent, England

Walter R

Lester

Son

Single

1

1880

Eastry, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Montgomery

Servant

Single

27

1854

Ireland

Sarah

Voller

Servant

Single

34

1847

Middlesex, England

Emily

Scott

Servant

Single

25

1856

Essex, England

Sarah E

Foord

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sandwich, Kent, England

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