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Household of John Lewis (born 1855, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Lewis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1855 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Lewis, born in 1856 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), John (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Matilda

Lewis

Wife
Male

Thomas

Lewis

Son
Male

Robert

Lewis

Son
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Susan

Lewis

Wife
Male

George

Lewis

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

26

1855

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Lewis

Wife

Married

25

1856

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Lewis

Son

Single

2

1879

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Robert

Lewis

Son

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Lewis

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Lewis

Head

Married

50

1831

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Susan

Lewis

Wife

Married

60

1821

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

George

Lewis

Son

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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