Thomas Lester in Worcestershire, Staffordshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Thomas Lester of 228 High St (Board), Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England

First name(s): Thomas
Last name: Lester
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Birth year: 1849
Occupation: Wine Merchant
Birth town: Bilston
Birth county: Staffordshire
Birth place: England
Street: 228 High St (Board)
Town: —
Parish: Dudley (Worcs)
County: Worcestershire, Staffordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Dudley

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary E	Last name Tylor	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 48	Birth year 1833	Occupation Housekeeper Domestic Servt	Birth place Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
First name(s) Emma	Last name Danks	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 36	Birth year 1845	Occupation Cook Domestic Servt	Birth place Rowley, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Wills	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 23	Birth year 1858	Occupation Barmaid Inn Servt	Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Lydia R	Last name Morris	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Barmaid Inn Servt	Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Ellen	Last name Jones	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Housemaid Domestic Servt	Birth place Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Henry	Last name Blakemore	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation Carter	Birth place Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
First name(s) Albert J	Last name Pearson	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Barman Inn Servt	Birth place Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Lester family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Thomas Lester and 7 other people

Lester family summary

NAME: Thomas Lester
BORN: 1849
BIRTH COUNTY: Staffordshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England