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Household of John Lewis (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, 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 1839 in Neston, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Lewis, born in 1837 in Neston, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1863 in Neston, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1866 in Neston, Cheshire, England), John (born 1868 in Neston, Cheshire, England), Betsy (born 1871 in Neston, Cheshire, England), Richard (born 1874 in Neston, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1877 in Neston, Cheshire, England).


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Mary

Lewis

Wife
Male

James

Lewis

Son
Female

Annie

Lewis

Daughter
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Female

Betsy

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Richard

Lewis

Son
Male

William

Lewis

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Neston, 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

42

1839

Neston, Cheshire, England

Mary

Lewis

Wife

Married

44

1837

Neston, Cheshire, England

James

Lewis

Son

Single

18

1863

Neston, Cheshire, England

Annie

Lewis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Neston, Cheshire, England

John

Lewis

Son

Single

13

1868

Neston, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Lewis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Neston, Cheshire, England

Richard

Lewis

Son

Single

7

1874

Neston, Cheshire, England

William

Lewis

Son

Single

4

1877

Neston, Cheshire, England

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