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Household of William Lee (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, 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.

William Lee and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lee, born in 1841 in Speldhurst, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lee, born in 1846 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1867 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Ernest (born 1872 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Barnes (born 1874 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, John (born 1860 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and William's Lodger, Francis (born 1839 in Lamberhurst, Kent, England).


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William Lee's household

Male

William

Lee

Head
Female

Sarah

Lee

Wife
Male

William

Lee

Son
Female

Sarah

Lee

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Lee

Son
Male

Barnes

Lee

Son
Female

Ellen

Lee

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lee

Daughter
Male

John

Lee

Nephew
Male

Francis

Watkins

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Lee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Speldhurst, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lee

Head

Married

40

1841

Speldhurst, Kent, England

Sarah

Lee

Wife

Married

35

1846

Maidstone, Kent, England

William

Lee

Son

Single

14

1867

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Sarah

Lee

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Ernest

Lee

Son

Single

9

1872

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Barnes

Lee

Son

Single

7

1874

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Ellen

Lee

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Lee

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

John

Lee

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Francis

Watkins

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Lamberhurst, Kent, England

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