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Household of John Lewis (born 1841, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, 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 1841 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Lewis, born in 1837 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1871 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), David J (born 1875 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Hopkin (born 1876 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's -, Morgan (born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Boarder, Michael (born 1831 in Ireland).


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John Lewis's household

Male

John

Lewis

Head
Female

Catherine

Lewis

Wife
Female

Ann

Lewis

Daughter
Male

David J

Lewis

Son
Male

Hopkin

Lewis

Son
Male

Morgan

Lewis

-
Female

Sarah

Matthews

Servant
Male

Michael

Walsh

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Lewis

Head

Married

40

1841

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Lewis

Wife

Married

44

1837

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Lewis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

David J

Lewis

Son

Single

6

1875

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hopkin

Lewis

Son

Single

5

1876

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Morgan

Lewis

-

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Matthews

Servant

Single

18

1863

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Michael

Walsh

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Ireland

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