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Household of William Lees (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, 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 Lees and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lees, born in 1832 in Reddish, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bessie Lees, born in 1843 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William H (born 1861 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Thomas H (born 1863 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Charles T (born 1865 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and Harold C (born 1879 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Cousin, Lizzie (born 1851 in Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Lees's household

Male

William

Lees

Head
Female

Bessie

Lees

Wife
Male

William H

Lees

Son
Male

Thomas H

Lees

Son
Male

Charles T

Lees

Son
Male

Harold C

Lees

Son
Female

Lizzie

Weir

Cousin
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Reddish, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lees

Head

Married

49

1832

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Bessie

Lees

Wife

Married

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

William H

Lees

Son

Single

20

1861

Brixton, Surrey, England

Thomas H

Lees

Son

Single

18

1863

Brixton, Surrey, England

Charles T

Lees

Son

Single

16

1865

Brixton, Surrey, England

Harold C

Lees

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Lizzie

Weir

Cousin

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Elizabeth

Jones

Servant

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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