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Household of John Lewis (born 1819, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1819 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Lewis, born in 1836 in Battle, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth M (born 1866 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), John (born 1867 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1869 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Rosetta (born 1875 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Robert Burfoot, born in 1850 in Lewisham, Kent, England.


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Lewis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Lewis

Daughter
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Female

Emma

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Rosetta

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Robert

Burfoot

Lodger Head
Female

Jane

Burfoot

Wife
Female

Jane

Burfoot

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

62

1819

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth J

Lewis

Wife

Married

45

1836

Battle, Sussex, England

Elizabeth M

Lewis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Westminster, Middlesex, England

John

Lewis

Son

Single

14

1867

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Emma

Lewis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Rosetta

Lewis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Greenwich, Kent, England

Robert

Burfoot

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

Lewisham, Kent, England

Jane

Burfoot

Wife

Married

31

1850

London, Middlesex, England

Jane

Burfoot

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Greenwich, Kent, England

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