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Household of David Lewis (born 1851, 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.

David Lewis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Lewis, born in 1851 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth E Lewis, born in 1850 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; James Albert (born 1878 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John (born 1881 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother In Law, Ealoner (born 1816 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales) and David's -, Margaret (born 1866 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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David Lewis's household

Male

David

Lewis

Head
Female

Elizabeth E

Lewis

Wife
Male

James Albert

Lewis

Son
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Female

Ealoner

Bowen

Mother In Law
Female

Margaret

Davies

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First name(s) David
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Lewis

Head

Married

30

1851

Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales

Elizabeth E

Lewis

Wife

Married

31

1850

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

James Albert

Lewis

Son

Single

3

1878

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Lewis

Son

Single

0

1881

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ealoner

Bowen

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales

Margaret

Davies

-

Single

15

1866

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

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