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Household of John Lewis (born 1837, Glamorganshire)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1837 in Coychurch, Glamorganshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Lewis, born in 1839 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Gwewllian (born 1869 in Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1870 in Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1873 in Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1875 in Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales), Edwin (born 1877 in Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1878 in Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Catherine (born 1880 in Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Rees Lewis, born in 1854 in Coity, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Jane

Lewis

Wife
Female

Gwewllian

Lewis

Daughter
Male

David

Lewis

Son
Male

William

Lewis

Son
Female

Mary

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Lewis

Son
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Female

Catherine

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Rees

Lewis

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

44

1837

Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Lewis

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwewllian

Lewis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Lewis

Son

Single

11

1870

Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Lewis

Son

Single

8

1873

Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Lewis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edwin

Lewis

Son

Single

4

1877

Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Lewis

Son

Single

3

1878

Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Lewis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Coychurch, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rees

Lewis

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Coity, Glamorganshire, Wales

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