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Household of John Lewis (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leicester, Leicestershire, 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 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Lewis, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Charlotte (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1872 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), Minnie (born 1879 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Charlotte Lewis, born in 1804 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Mary

Lewis

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Ada

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Florence

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Lewis

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

37

1844

-

Mary

Lewis

Wife

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Lewis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lewis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Lewis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Minnie

Lewis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Florence

Lewis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Charlotte

Lewis

Mother

Widow

77

1804

Daventry, Northamptonshire, England

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