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Household of Edwin Lewis (born 1837, 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.

Edwin Lewis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Lewis, born in 1837 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Anne Lewis, born in 1842 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; John Edwin (born 1870 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), William Hy (born 1875 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Charles (born 1877 in Fremington, Devon, England) and George F (born 1880 in Fremington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Mother In Law, Ann Goss, born in 1815 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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Edwin Lewis's household

Male

Edwin

Lewis

Head
Female

Anne

Lewis

Wife
Male

John Edwin

Lewis

Son
Male

William Hy

Lewis

Son
Male

Charles

Lewis

Son
Male

George F

Lewis

Son
Female

Ann

Goss

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Lewis

Head

Married

44

1837

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Anne

Lewis

Wife

Married

39

1842

Devon, England

John Edwin

Lewis

Son

Single

11

1870

Barnstaple, Devon, England

William Hy

Lewis

Son

Single

6

1875

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Charles

Lewis

Son

Single

4

1877

Fremington, Devon, England

George F

Lewis

Son

Single

1

1880

Fremington, Devon, England

Ann

Goss

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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