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Household of William Lees (born 1826, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lees, born in 1826 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lees, born in 1827 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Henrietta (born 1858 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Betsy (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1860 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1862 in Cheshire, England), Lillian (born 1868 in Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1870 in Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1875 in Cheshire, England.


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William Lees's household

Male

William

Lees

Head
Female

Sarah

Lees

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Lees

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Lees

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Lees

Son
Male

Robert

Lees

Son
Female

Lillian

Lees

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Lees

Daughter
Male

John

Walker

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lees

Head

Married

55

1826

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Lees

Wife

Married

54

1827

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Lees

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Lees

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Lees

Son

Single

21

1860

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Robert

Lees

Son

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Lillian

Lees

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Lees

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

John

Walker

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

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