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Household of William Lees (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Lees and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lees, born in 1829 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lees, born in 1828 in Wales. They had 1 child; Hannah, born 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Hayes, born in 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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William Lees's household

Male

William

Lees

Head
Female

Sarah

Lees

Wife
Female

Hannah

Bentley

Daughter
Male

William

Bentley

Grand Son
Male

Frederick

Bentley

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Hayes

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lees

Head

Married

52

1829

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lees

Wife

Married

53

1828

Wales

Hannah

Bentley

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Bentley

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Bentley

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hayes

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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