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Household of Joseph Lewis (born 1820, Glamorganshire)

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.

Joseph Lewis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Lewis, born in 1820 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Lewis, born in 1821 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Agnes, born 1858 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Alexander (born 1850 in Edinburgh), Joseph's -, Mary (born 1826 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and Joseph's Lodger, Michael A (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Lewis's household

Male

Joseph

Lewis

Head
Female

Catherine

Lewis

Wife
Female

Agnes

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Boarder
Female

Mary

Davies

-
Male

Michael A

Burke

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Lewis

Head

Married

61

1820

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Lewis

Wife

Married

60

1821

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Agnes

Lewis

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alexander

Smith

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Edinburgh

Mary

Davies

-

Widow

55

1826

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Michael A

Burke

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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