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Household of Forster Lewis (born 1833, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridport, Dorset, 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.

Forster Lewis and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Forster Lewis, born in 1833 in South Malling, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. Forster was the head of the household, widower. He had 9 children; Amy A (born 1863 in Grittleton, Wiltshire, England), Constance H (born 1865 in Wootton, Dorset, England), Charles F (born 1867 in Wootton, Dorset, England), George G (born 1868 in Wootton, Dorset, England), Herbert E (born 1869 in Wootton, Dorset, England), Harold F (born 1871 in Wootton, Dorset, England), Laura M (born 1872 in Wootton, Dorset, England), Lucy G (born 1874 in Wootton, Dorset, England) and Margaret J (born 1875 in Wootton, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Forster's Father, Charles G (born 1797 in London, Middlesex, England) and Forster's Mother, Elizabeth J (born 1808 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Forster Lewis's household

Male

Forster

Lewis

Head
Female

Amy A

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Constance H

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Charles F

Lewis

Son
Male

George G

Lewis

Son
Male

Herbert E

Lewis

Son
Male

Harold F

Lewis

Son
Female

Laura M

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Lucy G

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Charles G

Lewis

Father
Female

Elizabeth J

Lewis

Mother
First name(s) Forster
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place South Malling, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Forster

Lewis

Head

Widower

48

1833

South Malling, Sussex, England

Amy A

Lewis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Grittleton, Wiltshire, England

Constance H

Lewis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wootton, Dorset, England

Charles F

Lewis

Son

Single

14

1867

Wootton, Dorset, England

George G

Lewis

Son

Single

13

1868

Wootton, Dorset, England

Herbert E

Lewis

Son

Single

12

1869

Wootton, Dorset, England

Harold F

Lewis

Son

Single

10

1871

Wootton, Dorset, England

Laura M

Lewis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wootton, Dorset, England

Lucy G

Lewis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wootton, Dorset, England

Margaret J

Lewis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wootton, Dorset, England

Charles G

Lewis

Father

Widower

84

1797

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth J

Lewis

Mother

Widow

73

1808

London, Middlesex, England

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