William H Fieldsend
Born 1846
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Household of William Lester (born 1815, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 1815 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Lester, born in 1841 in Woodhead, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Betsy (born 1863 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Alfred (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Maria (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Harriet (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Maria (born 1814 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Harriet (born 1852 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
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William Lester's household
William
Lester
Head
Mary
Lester
Wife
Betsy
Lester
Daughter
Alfred
Knowles
Son
Maria
Lester
Daughter
John W
Lester
Son
Harriet
Lester
Daughter
Maria
Knowles
Mother In Law
Harriet
Knowles
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Lester |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Lester | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Lester | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Woodhead, Derbyshire, England | |
Betsy | Lester | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Alfred | Knowles | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Chester, Cheshire, England | |
Maria | Lester | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
John W | Lester | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Harriet | Lester | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Maria | Knowles | Mother In Law | Widow | 67 | 1814 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Harriet | Knowles | Sister In Law | Single | 29 | 1852 | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
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