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Household of John Lewis (born 1848, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1848 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lewis, born in 1851 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1871 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and James (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Jane Croley, born in 1819 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lewis

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lewis

Son
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Male

James

Lewis

Son
Female

Jane

Croley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

33

1848

Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Lewis

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Lewis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Thomas

Lewis

Son

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Lewis

Son

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Lewis

Son

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Croley

Boarder

Widow

62

1819

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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