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Household of John Lewis (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1833 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to E R Lewis, born in 1839 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 2 children; W J (born 1872 in Middlesex, England) and H J (born 1874 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, E M (born 1796 in Crediton, Devon, England), John's Lodger, Charles L (born 1858 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and John's Servant, Nellie (born 1865 in Middlesex, England).


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

E R

Lewis

Wife
Male

W J

Lewis

Son
Male

H J

Lewis

Son
Female

E M

Lewis

Mother
Male

Charles L

Morrell

Lodger
Female

Nellie

Burdett

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

48

1833

Exeter, Devon, England

E R

Lewis

Wife

Married

42

1839

Exeter, Devon, England

W J

Lewis

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

H J

Lewis

Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

E M

Lewis

Mother

Widow

85

1796

Crediton, Devon, England

Charles L

Morrell

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Greenwich, Kent, England

Nellie

Burdett

Servant

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

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