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Household of John Lewis (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1831 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lewis, born in 1834 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Theophilus (born 1866 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1868 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1871 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) and Phoebe (born 1859 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Walter (born 1859 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) and John's Son In Law, Albert (born 1860 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England).


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Sarah

Lewis

Wife
Male

Theophilus

Lewis

Son
Female

Sarah A

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Walter

Daik

Servant
Male

Albert

Smalley

Son In Law
Female

Phoebe

Smalley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

50

1831

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Lewis

Wife

Married

47

1834

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Theophilus

Lewis

Son

Single

15

1866

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Lewis

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Lewis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Daik

Servant

Single

22

1859

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Smalley

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe

Smalley

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

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