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Household of Edward Lewis (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

Edward Lewis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Lewis, born in 1845 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Lewis, born in 1847 in Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Lionel (born 1871 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Edith Emma (born 1873 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Herbert Edward (born 1875 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Walter (born 1877 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Mabel Annie (born 1881 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Annie Willmetts, born in 1868 in Barnstaple, Devon, England.


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Edward Lewis's household

Male

Edward

Lewis

Head
Female

Mary

Lewis

Wife
Male

Lionel

Lewis

Son
Female

Edith Emma

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Herbert Edward

Lewis

Son
Male

Walter

Lewis

Son
Female

Mabel Annie

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Annie

Willmetts

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Lewis

Head

Married

36

1845

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary

Lewis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Oxfordshire, England

Lionel

Lewis

Son

Single

10

1871

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Edith Emma

Lewis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Herbert Edward

Lewis

Son

Single

6

1875

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Walter

Lewis

Son

Single

4

1877

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mabel Annie

Lewis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Annie

Willmetts

Servant

Single

13

1868

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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