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Household of Benjamin Lewis (born 1850, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Lewis, born in 1850 in Carmarthenshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jane Lewis, born in 1855 in Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Anne J (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Anna (born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger Head, Charles Davies, born in 1818 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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Benjamin Lewis's household

Male

Benjamin

Lewis

Head
Female

Jane

Lewis

Wife
Female

Anne J

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Anna

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Charles

Davies

Lodger Head
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Lewis

Head

Married

31

1850

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Jane

Lewis

Wife

Married

26

1855

Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Anne J

Lewis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Anna

Lewis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Lewis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles

Davies

Lodger Head

Single

63

1818

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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