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Household of John Lewis (born 1835, Sussex)

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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1835 in Eastbourne, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Lewis, born in 1838 in Chardstock, Dorset, England. They had 9 children; Annie (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England), George (born 1863 in Chardstock, Dorset, England), Alice F (born 1865 in Chardstock, Dorset, England), Emily (born 1866 in Chardstock, Dorset, England), John W (born 1868 in Chardstock, Dorset, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Chardstock, Dorset, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Chardstock, Dorset, England), Albert (born 1872 in Chardstock, Dorset, England) and Ethel Maud (born 1879 in Chard, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Joseph Bowerman, born in 1851 in Wellington, Somerset, England.


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Alice

Lewis

Wife
Female

Annie

Lewis

Daughter
Male

George

Lewis

Son
Female

Alice F

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Emily

Lewis

Daughter
Male

John W

Lewis

Son
Male

Arthur

Lewis

Son
Male

Ernest

Lewis

Son
Male

Albert

Lewis

Son
Female

Ethel Maud

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bowerman

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

46

1835

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Alice

Lewis

Wife

Married

43

1838

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Annie

Lewis

Daughter

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

George

Lewis

Son

Single

18

1863

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Alice F

Lewis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Emily

Lewis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chardstock, Dorset, England

John W

Lewis

Son

Single

13

1868

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Arthur

Lewis

Son

Single

11

1870

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Ernest

Lewis

Son

Single

6

1875

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Albert

Lewis

Son

Single

9

1872

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Ethel Maud

Lewis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chard, Somerset, England

Joseph

Bowerman

Servant

Single

30

1851

Wellington, Somerset, England

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