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Household of John Lewis (born 1830, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 1830 in Norley, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lewis, born in 1847 in Aston, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Percival (born 1868 in Aston, Cheshire, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Aston, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1878 in Aston, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John F (born 1845 in Winnington, Cheshire, England), John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1855 in Aston, Cheshire, England) and John's Visitor, Violet (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lewis

Wife
Male

Percival

Lewis

Son
Male

Herbert

Lewis

Son
Female

Mary

Lewis

Daughter
Male

John F

Dodd

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Dodd

Visitor
Female

Violet

Dodd

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Norley, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

51

1830

Norley, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Lewis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aston, Cheshire, England

Percival

Lewis

Son

Single

13

1868

Aston, Cheshire, England

Herbert

Lewis

Son

Single

8

1873

Aston, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lewis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Aston, Cheshire, England

John F

Dodd

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Winnington, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Dodd

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Aston, Cheshire, England

Violet

Dodd

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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