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Household of William Lester (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lester, born in 1838 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Lester, born in 1838 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1877 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Anna (born 1857 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England).


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William Lester's household

Male

William

Lester

Head
Female

Harriet

Lester

Wife
Male

William

Lester

Son
Male

Harry

Lester

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lester

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Lester

Daughter
Female

Edith

Lester

Daughter
Female

Anna

Lester

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Slackh

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lester

Head

Married

43

1838

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Lester

Wife

Married

43

1838

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

William

Lester

Son

Single

10

1871

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Lester

Son

Single

8

1873

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Lester

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Lester

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Edith

Lester

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Anna

Lester

Sister

Single

24

1857

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Slackh

Servant

Single

19

1862

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

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