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Household of William Lees (born 1832, Yorkshire)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lees, born in 1832 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Lees, born in 1834 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Tom (born 1859 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1861 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), John (born 1869 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Agnes (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1874 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and William L (born 1877 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Maria Ainley, born in 1817 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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William Lees's household

Male

William

Lees

Head
Female

Martha

Lees

Wife
Male

Tom

Lees

Son
Female

Annie

Lees

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lees

Daughter
Male

John

Lees

Son
Female

Agnes

Lees

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Lees

Son
Male

William L

Lecs

Son
Female

Maria

Ainley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lees

Head

Married

49

1832

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Lees

Wife

Married

47

1834

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Tom

Lees

Son

Single

22

1859

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Annie

Lees

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lees

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

John

Lees

Son

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Agnes

Lees

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Lees

Son

Single

7

1874

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

William L

Lecs

Son

Single

4

1877

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Maria

Ainley

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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