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Household of Alex Lewis (born 1848, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Alex Lewis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Lewis, born in 1848 in New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lewis, born in 1858 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Sarah Jane, born 1880 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Servant, Robert (born 1859 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Thomas (born 1864 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alex's Servant, William (born 1814 in England), Alex's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Lilly (born 1863 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Alex's Servant, Janet (born 1867 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Alex Lewis's household

Male

Alex

Lewis

Head
Female

Margaret

Lewis

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Robert

Callender

Servant
Male

Thomas

Maxwell

Servant
Male

William

Taylor

Servant
Male

Robert

Henderson

Servant
Female

Lilly

McMillan

Servant
Female

Janet

Henderson

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Lewis

Head

Married

33

1848

New Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lewis

Wife

Married

23

1858

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah Jane

Lewis

Daughter

-

1

1880

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Callender

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Thomas

Maxwell

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

67

1814

England

Robert

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Lilly

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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