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Household of Benjamin Lewis (born 1835, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin Lewis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Lewis, born in 1835 in Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lewis, born in 1837 in Henley, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1860 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England), Eleanor (born 1866 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) and Lilly (born 1877 in Pentonville, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Elizabeth Brothers, born in 1849 in Norfolk, England.


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Benjamin Lewis's household

Male

Benjamin

Lewis

Head
Female

Ellen

Lewis

Wife
Female

Eliza

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Brothers

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Lewis

Head

Married

46

1835

Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Lewis

Wife

Married

44

1837

Henley, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Lewis

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Eleanor

Lewis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Alice

Lewis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Lilly

Lewis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pentonville, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Brothers

Servant

-

32

1849

Norfolk, England

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