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Household of William Lester (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lester, born in 1846 in Yoxall, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lester, born in 1847 in Branstone, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1872 in Branstone, Staffordshire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Branstone, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1880 in Branstone, Staffordshire, England) and ? (born 1881 in Branstone, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Charles Mewis, born in 1857 in Branstone, Staffordshire, England.


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William Lester's household

Male

William

Lester

Head
Female

Sarah

Lester

Wife
Female

Fanny

Lester

Daughter
Male

Charles

Lester

Son
Male

Arthur

Lester

Son
Male

?

N K Lester

Son
Male

Charles

Mewis

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lester

Head

Married

35

1846

Yoxall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Lester

Wife

Married

34

1847

Branstone, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Lester

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Branstone, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Lester

Son

Single

4

1877

Branstone, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Lester

Son

Single

1

1880

Branstone, Staffordshire, England

?

N K Lester

Son

Single

0

1881

Branstone, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Mewis

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Branstone, Staffordshire, England

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