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Household of William J Lees (born 1849, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

William J Lees and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Lees, born in 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Martha Lees, born in 1851 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; William S (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Mother, Hannah (born 1813 in -), William J's Boarder, Frances (born 1844 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), William J's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William J's Lodgers Son, Thomas (born 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William J Lees's household

Male

William J

Lees

Head
Female

Martha

Lees

Wife
Male

William S

Lees

Son
Male

Alfred

Lees

Son
Female

Hannah

Lees

Mother
Female

Frances

Coggins

Boarder
Male

John

Carr

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Carr

Lodgers Son
First name(s) William J
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Lees

Head

Married

32

1849

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Martha

Lees

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William S

Lees

Son

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alfred

Lees

Son

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Hannah

Lees

Mother

Widow

68

1813

-

Frances

Coggins

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Carr

Lodger

Widower

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Carr

Lodgers Son

Single

14

1867

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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