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Household of William Lee (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lee, born in 1848 in Little Sutton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lee, born in 1849 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Esther (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1862 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Peter (born 1858 in Backford Cross, Cheshire, England) and William's Boarder Head, Edward (born 1840 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).


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William Lee's household

Male

William

Lee

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lee

Wife
Female

Esther

Lee

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Lee

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Lee

Daughter
Male

Peter

Lee

Nephew
Male

Edward

Roberts

Boarder Head
Female

Sarah

Roberts

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Lee
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Little Sutton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lee

Head

Married

33

1848

Little Sutton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Lee

Wife

Married

32

1849

York, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Lee

Daughter

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Lee

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Lee

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Peter

Lee

Nephew

Single

23

1858

Backford Cross, Cheshire, England

Edward

Roberts

Boarder Head

Widower

41

1840

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Sarah

Roberts

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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