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Household of Henry Lewington (born 1838, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Henry Lewington and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Lewington, born in 1838 in Melksham, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Matilda Lewington, born in 1846 in St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Williton, Wiltshire, England), Charlotte (born 1872 in Williton, Wiltshire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in South Petherton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, Emma (born 1852 in Wiltshire, England) and Henry's Servant, Sarah (born 1846 in Martock, Somerset, England).


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Henry Lewington's household

Male

Henry

Lewington

Head
Female

Matilda

Lewington

Wife
Female

Jessie

Lewington

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Lewington

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lewington

Daughter
Female

Emma

Brown

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Russ

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Lewington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Lewington

Head

Married

43

1838

Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Matilda

Lewington

Wife

Married

35

1846

St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands

Jessie

Lewington

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Williton, Wiltshire, England

Charlotte

Lewington

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Williton, Wiltshire, England

Margaret

Lewington

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Petherton, Somerset, England

Emma

Brown

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Russ

Servant

Single

35

1846

Martock, Somerset, England

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