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Household of John W Lewis (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, London,Middlesex, England

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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 W Lewis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Lewis, born in 1834 in Shadwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Sarah R Lewis, born in 1837 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1862 in St George's in the East, Middlesex, England), William (born 1863 in St George's in the East, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1870 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1873 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England) and Fanny (born 1876 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Sister, Sarah (born 1844 in St George's in the East, Middlesex, England) and John W's Niece, Julia (born 1866 in Canterbury, Kent, England).


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John W Lewis's household

Male

John W

Lewis

Head
Female

Sarah R

Lewis

Wife
Male

George

Lewis

Son
Male

William

Lewis

Son
Male

Edward

Lewis

Son
Male

Charles

Lewis

Son
Female

Fanny

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Lewis

Sister
Female

Julia

Burnett

Niece
First name(s) John W
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Lewis

Head

Married

47

1834

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Sarah R

Lewis

Wife

Married

44

1837

Woolwich, Kent, England

George

Lewis

Son

Single

19

1862

St George's in the East, Middlesex, England

William

Lewis

Son

Single

18

1863

St George's in the East, Middlesex, England

Edward

Lewis

Son

Single

11

1870

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Charles

Lewis

Son

Single

8

1873

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Lewis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Lewis

Sister

Single

37

1844

St George's in the East, Middlesex, England

Julia

Burnett

Niece

Single

15

1866

Canterbury, Kent, England

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