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Household of William Lester (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1826 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Lester, born in 1830 in England. They had 2 children; Maude (born 1861 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1863 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Janet (born 1841 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Lester's household

Male

William

Lester

Head
Female

Jane

Lester

Wife
Female

Maude

Lester

Daughter
Male

Henry

Lester

Son
Female

Janet

Currie

Servant
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
Female

Margaret

Paton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lester

Head

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Jane

Lester

Wife

Married

51

1830

England

Maude

Lester

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Lester

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Currie

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Paton

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Milngavie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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