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Household of William Lea (born 1838, 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.

William Lea and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lea, born in 1838 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lea, born in 1843 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Lea, born in 1850 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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William Lea's household

Male

William

Lea

Head
Female

Sarah

Lea

Wife
Female

Sarah

Lea

Daughter
Male

John

Lea

Son
Male

William

Lea

Son
Male

James

Lea

Son
Female

Mary

Lea

Daughter
Male

Robert

Lea

Son
Male

James

Lea

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Lea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lea

Head

Married

43

1838

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lea

Wife

Married

38

1843

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lea

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Lea

Son

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Lea

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Lea

Son

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lea

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Robert

Lea

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Lea

Boarder

Single

31

1850

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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