Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Lewis (born 1834, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1834 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Lewis, born in 1844 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Charlotte (born 1863 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), George (born 1865 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Richard (born 1868 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), John (born 1875 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Ann (born 1804 in Newport, Shropshire, England) and John's Lodger, Richard S (born 1856 in Cornwall, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Ann

Lewis

Wife
Male

Thomas

Lewis

Son
Female

Charlotte

Lewis

Daughter
Male

George

Lewis

Son
Male

Richard

Lewis

Son
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Female

Mary

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Edward

Lewis

Son
Female

Ann

Lewis

Mother
Male

Richard S

Sleeman

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

47

1834

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Lewis

Wife

Married

37

1844

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Thomas

Lewis

Son

Single

20

1861

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Charlotte

Lewis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

George

Lewis

Son

Single

16

1865

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Richard

Lewis

Son

Single

13

1868

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

John

Lewis

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Mary

Lewis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Edward

Lewis

Son

Single

0

1881

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Ann

Lewis

Mother

Widow

77

1804

Newport, Shropshire, England

Richard S

Sleeman

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Cornwall, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Lewis in Leigh in 1881, and follow the Lewis family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Lewis

We’ve found John Lewis in 1800 family trees. Find out more about John Lewis' household and view the Lewis family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census