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Household of John Lewis (born 1838, Cardiganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Lewis, born in 1838 in Aberavon, Cardiganshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Amelia Lewis, born in 1836 in Porth, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1865 in Rhymney, Glamorganshire, Wales), John Walter (born 1866 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Joseph Sydney (born 1870 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas Danl (born 1874 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and William Chas (born 1876 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas Row, born in 1861 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Amelia

Lewis

Wife
Female

Annie

Lewis

Daughter
Male

John Walter

Lewis

Son
Male

Joseph Sydney

Lewis

Son
Male

Thomas Danl

Lewis

Son
Male

William Chas

Lewis

Son
Male

Thomas

Row

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Aberavon, Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

43

1838

Aberavon, Cardiganshire, Wales

Amelia

Lewis

Wife

Married

45

1836

Porth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie

Lewis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Rhymney, Glamorganshire, Wales

John Walter

Lewis

Son

Single

15

1866

Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph Sydney

Lewis

Son

Single

11

1870

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas Danl

Lewis

Son

Single

7

1874

Glamorganshire, Wales

William Chas

Lewis

Son

Single

5

1876

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Row

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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