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Household of John Lewis (born 1835, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1835 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Lewis, born in 1837 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Polly (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Rose A (born 1856 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Lucy (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Thomas Wenlock, born in 1856 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England.


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Hannah

Lewis

Wife
Female

Polly

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Rose A

Wenlock

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wenlock

Son In Law
Female

Lucy

Wenlock

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wenlock

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

46

1835

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Hannah

Lewis

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Polly

Lewis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Lewis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Rose A

Wenlock

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Wenlock

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Whitchurch, Shropshire, England

Lucy

Wenlock

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Wenlock

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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