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Household of Benjamin Lewis (born 1839, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Lewis, born in 1839 in Neath, Glamorganshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Catherine Lewis, born in 1839 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Arthur Samuel (born 1866 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Alfred Austin (born 1870 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), John Griffith (born 1873 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret Anne (born 1875 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales), Llewellyn Taliesin (born 1878 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William Edgar (born 1881 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Catherine Thomas, born in 1859 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Benjamin Lewis's household

Male

Benjamin

Lewis

Head
Female

Catherine

Lewis

Wife
Male

Arthur Samuel

Lewis

Son
Male

Alfred Austin

Lewis

Son
Male

John Griffith

Lewis

Son
Female

Margaret Anne

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Llewellyn Taliesin

Lewis

Son
Male

William Edgar

Lewis

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomas

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Lewis

Head

Married

42

1839

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Lewis

Wife

Married

42

1839

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur Samuel

Lewis

Son

Single

15

1866

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alfred Austin

Lewis

Son

Single

11

1870

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

John Griffith

Lewis

Son

Single

8

1873

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret Anne

Lewis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Llewellyn Taliesin

Lewis

Son

Single

3

1878

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

William Edgar

Lewis

Son

Single

0

1881

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Thomas

Servant

Single

22

1859

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

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