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Household of William Lester (born 1816, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lester, born in 1816 in Glastonbury, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Lester, born in 1823 in West Pennard, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Ellen (born 1856 in West Pennard, Somerset, England) and Alfred (born 1866 in West Pennard, Somerset, England).


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William Lester's household

Male

William

Lester

Head
Female

Mary

Lester

Wife
Female

Ellen

Lester

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Lester

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lester

Head

Married

65

1816

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Mary

Lester

Wife

Married

58

1823

West Pennard, Somerset, England

Ellen

Lester

Daughter

Single

25

1856

West Pennard, Somerset, England

Alfred

Lester

Son

Single

15

1866

West Pennard, Somerset, England

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