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Household of Joseph Lewis (born 1857, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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.

Joseph Lewis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lewis, born in 1857 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Lewis, born in 1848 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Pelton, Durham, England), Robert (born 1873 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1875 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Margaret J (born 1877 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Joseph (born 1843 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Ellen (born 1868 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).


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Joseph Lewis's household

Male

Joseph

Lewis

Head
Female

Margaret

Lewis

Wife
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Male

Robert

Lewis

Son
Female

Dorothy

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wilkinson

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Wilkinson

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lewis

Head

Married

24

1857

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Margaret

Lewis

Wife

Married

33

1848

Durham, England

John

Lewis

Son

Single

9

1872

Pelton, Durham, England

Robert

Lewis

Son

Single

8

1873

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Dorothy

Lewis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Margaret J

Lewis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Joseph

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ellen

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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