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Household of William Lester (born 1841, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lester, born in 1841 in Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lester, born in 1845 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Anne (born 1871 in Canning Town, Essex, England), William G (born 1872 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Albert (born 1874 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Florence E (born 1876 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Canning Town, Essex, England).


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William Lester's household

Male

William

Lester

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lester

Wife
Female

Ellen

Lester

Daughter
Female

Anne

Lester

Daughter
Male

William G

Lester

Son
Male

Albert

Lester

Son
Female

Florence E

Lester

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lester

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lester

Head

Married

40

1841

Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Lester

Wife

Married

36

1845

Great Dunmow, Essex, England

Ellen

Lester

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Canning Town, Essex, England

Anne

Lester

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Canning Town, Essex, England

William G

Lester

Son

Single

9

1872

Canning Town, Essex, England

Albert

Lester

Son

Single

7

1874

Canning Town, Essex, England

Florence E

Lester

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Canning Town, Essex, England

Alice

Lester

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Canning Town, Essex, England

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