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Household of Benjamin Lewis (born 1849, Brecknockshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1849 in Brecknockshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lewis, born in 1855 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Eliza Mary (born 1873 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Sarah Ann (born 1875 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jennett (born 1877 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales), Harriett (born 1879 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1881 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Benjamin Lewis's household

Male

Benjamin

Lewis

Head
Female

Sarah

Lewis

Wife
Female

Eliza Mary

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Jennett

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lewis

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Brecknockshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Lewis

Head

Married

32

1849

Brecknockshire, Wales

Sarah

Lewis

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza Mary

Lewis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah Ann

Lewis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jennett

Lewis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harriett

Lewis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Lewis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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