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Household of William Lester (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Lester and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lester, born in 1834 in Coreley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lester, born in 1834 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Francis (born 1867 in Warwickshire, England), Benjamin (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Jane (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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William Lester's household

Male

William

Lester

Head
Female

Sarah

Lester

Wife
Male

Francis

Lester

Son
Male

Benjamin

Lester

Son
Female

Jane

Lester

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Coreley, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lester

Head

Married

47

1834

Coreley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lester

Wife

Married

47

1834

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Francis

Lester

Son

Single

14

1867

Warwickshire, England

Benjamin

Lester

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Jane

Lester

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

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