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Household of John Lewis (born 1844, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1844 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary E Lewis, born in 1848 in Kilburn, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Frederic (born 1868 in Millwall, Middlesex, England), William (born 1869 in St John's Wood, Middlesex, England), John (born 1870 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, Johanna (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Mary E

Lewis

Wife
Male

Frederic

Lewis

Son
Male

William

Lewis

Son
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shett

Boarder
Female

Johanna

Moore

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

37

1844

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Mary E

Lewis

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kilburn, Middlesex, England

Frederic

Lewis

Son

Single

13

1868

Millwall, Middlesex, England

William

Lewis

Son

Single

12

1869

St John's Wood, Middlesex, England

John

Lewis

Son

Single

11

1870

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Lewis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Canning Town, Essex, England

Eliza

Lewis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Canning Town, Essex, England

Sarah

Lewis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Canning Town, Essex, England

Sarah

Shett

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Johanna

Moore

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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