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Household of William Lees (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lees, born in 1856 in Lees, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Lees, born in 1854 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Tom Robt, born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Joseph (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William's Sister, Alice A (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William's Sister, Mary H (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William's Sister, Violet (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William's Grandmother, Mary (born 1804 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Lees's household

Male

William

Lees

Head
Female

Mary

Lees

Wife
Male

Joseph

Hilton

Brother
Female

Alice A

Hilton

Sister
Female

Mary H

Hilton

Sister
Female

Violet

Hilton

Sister
Female

Mary

Schofield

Grandmother
Male

Tom Robt

Lees

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Lees
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Lees, 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

25

1856

Lees, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lees

Wife

Married

27

1854

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hilton

Brother

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Hilton

Sister

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Hilton

Sister

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Violet

Hilton

Sister

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Schofield

Grandmother

Widow

77

1804

Preston, Lancashire, England

Tom Robt

Lees

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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