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Household of John Lewis (born 1811, Carmarthenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1811 in Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary, born 1847 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. He had 5 grandchildren; John (born 1870 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1872 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales), David W (born 1874 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales), James (born 1878 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales) and Howell (born 1881 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Watkin Meredith, born in 1846 in Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales.
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John Lewis's household
John
Lewis
Head
Watkin
Meredith
Son In Law
Mary
Meredith
Daughter
John
Meredith
Grand Son
Margaret
Meredith
Grand Daughter
David W
Meredith
Grand Son
James
Meredith
Grand Son
Howell
Meredith
Grand Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Lewis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 70 |
| Birth year | 1811 |
| Birth place | Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Lewis | Head | Widower | 70 | 1811 | Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales | |
Watkin | Meredith | Son In Law | Married | 35 | 1846 | Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales | |
Mary | Meredith | Daughter | Married | 34 | 1847 | Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
John | Meredith | Grand Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales | |
Margaret | Meredith | Grand Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales | |
David W | Meredith | Grand Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales | |
James | Meredith | Grand Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales | |
Howell | Meredith | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Vaynor, Brecknockshire, Wales |
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