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Household of Alice Lewis (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Alice Lewis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Lewis, born in 1834 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1870 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alice's Stepson, Jacob (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), Alice's Stepson, Thomas (born 1863 in Lancashire, England) and Alice's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1867 in Lancashire, England).


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Alice Lewis's household

Female

Alice

Lewis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bennett

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Rose

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Lewis

Stepson
Male

Thomas

Lewis

Stepson
Female

Margaret

Lewis

Step Daughter
First name(s) Alice
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Lewis

Head

Widow

47

1834

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bennett

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Rose

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Jacob

Lewis

Stepson

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lewis

Stepson

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lewis

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lancashire, England

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