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Household of John Lewis (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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.

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 1841 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Amelia Lewis, born in 1843 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Francis T (born 1866 in Wambrook, Dorset, England), Sidney J (born 1868 in Somerset, England), Emma J (born 1870 in Somerset, England), Lucy A (born 1872 in Somerset, England), Fred (born 1873 in Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1877 in Somerset, England) and Edward (born 1879 in Somerset, England).


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Amelia

Lewis

Wife
Male

Francis T

Lewis

Son
Male

Sidney J

Lewis

Son
Female

Emma J

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Lucy A

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Fred

Lewis

Son
Female

Louisa

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Edward

Lewis

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

40

1841

Somerset, England

Amelia

Lewis

Wife

Married

38

1843

Chard, Somerset, England

Francis T

Lewis

Son

Single

15

1866

Wambrook, Dorset, England

Sidney J

Lewis

Son

Single

13

1868

Somerset, England

Emma J

Lewis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Somerset, England

Lucy A

Lewis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Somerset, England

Fred

Lewis

Son

Single

8

1873

Somerset, England

Louisa

Lewis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Somerset, England

Edward

Lewis

Son

Single

2

1879

Somerset, England

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