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Household of William Lester (born 1811, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lester, born in 1811 in Nailsea, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Melinda, born 1848 in Nailsea, Somerset, England. He had 1 grandchild; Mabel, born 1879 in Nailsea, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granson, Frank (born 1878 in Nailsea, Somerset, England) and William's Granson, William James (born 1881 in Nailsea, Somerset, England).


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William Lester's household

Male

William

Lester

Head
Female

Melinda

Cobbets

Daughter
Male

Frank

Cobbets

Granson
Female

Mabel

Cobbets

Grand Daughter
Male

William James

Cobbets

Granson
First name(s) William
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Nailsea, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lester

Head

Widower

70

1811

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Melinda

Cobbets

Daughter

Widow

33

1848

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Frank

Cobbets

Granson

Single

3

1878

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Mabel

Cobbets

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Nailsea, Somerset, England

William James

Cobbets

Granson

Single

0

1881

Nailsea, Somerset, England

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