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Household of Alfred Lewis (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

Alfred Lewis and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Lewis, born in 1837 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 13 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mirah Lewis, born in 1844 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Colston M (born 1872 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Mabel G (born 1875 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Assistant, Eliza (born 1855 in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England), Alfred's Assistant, Mary J (born 1850 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), Alfred's Clerk, Mary Ann (born 1854 in Kilve, Somerset, England), Alfred's Assistant, Beatrice (born 1863 in Williton, Somerset, England), Alfred's Assistant, Elizabeth Jane (born 1860 in London, Middlesex, England), Alfred's Assistant, Frederick Wm (born 1862 in Brixham, Devon, England), Alfred's Servant, Justina (born 1856 in Curry Mallet, Somerset, England), Alfred's Apprentice, Albert Edwin (born 1865 in Devon, England) and Alfred's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England).


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Alfred Lewis's household

Male

Alfred

Lewis

Head
Female

Mirah

Lewis

Wife
Male

Colston M

Lewis

Son
Female

Mabel G

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Arscott

Assistant
Female

Mary J

Stembridge

Assistant
Female

Mary Ann

Evered

Clerk
Female

Beatrice

Cox

Assistant
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Ewens

Assistant
Male

Frederick Wm

Tapper

Assistant
Female

Justina

Channing

Servant
Male

Albert Edwin

Box

Apprentice
Female

Mary Ann

Belling

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Lewis

Head

Married

44

1837

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Mirah

Lewis

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Colston M

Lewis

Son

Single

9

1872

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mabel G

Lewis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Taunton, Somerset, England

Eliza

Arscott

Assistant

Single

26

1855

Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England

Mary J

Stembridge

Assistant

Single

31

1850

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Evered

Clerk

Single

27

1854

Kilve, Somerset, England

Beatrice

Cox

Assistant

Single

18

1863

Williton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth Jane

Ewens

Assistant

Single

21

1860

London, Middlesex, England

Frederick Wm

Tapper

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Brixham, Devon, England

Justina

Channing

Servant

Single

25

1856

Curry Mallet, Somerset, England

Albert Edwin

Box

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

Mary Ann

Belling

Servant

Single

19

1862

Buckland St Mary, Somerset, England

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