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Household of William Lees (born 1857, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lees, born in 1857 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Lees, born in 1856 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Job (born 1877 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Maria (born 1836 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1821 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Lees's household

Male

William

Lees

Head
Female

Jane

Lees

Wife
Male

Job

Lees

Son
Male

John

Lees

Son
Female

Maria

Greenhalgh

Lodger
Male

William

Senior

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lees

Head

Married

24

1857

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Jane

Lees

Wife

Married

25

1856

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Job

Lees

Son

Single

4

1877

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

John

Lees

Son

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Maria

Greenhalgh

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

William

Senior

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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