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Household of Richard Lewis (born 1840, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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.

Richard Lewis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Lewis, born in 1840 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Lewis, born in 1836 in Semley, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Harriet (born 1861 in Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England), John (born 1868 in Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England).


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Richard Lewis's household

Male

Richard

Lewis

Head
Female

Charlotte

Lewis

Wife
Female

Harriet

Lewis

Daughter
Male

John

Lewis

Son
Male

Thomas

Lewis

Son
Female

Louisa

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lewis

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Lewis

Head

Married

41

1840

Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Charlotte

Lewis

Wife

Married

45

1836

Semley, Wiltshire, England

Harriet

Lewis

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England

John

Lewis

Son

Single

13

1868

Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England

Thomas

Lewis

Son

Single

11

1870

Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England

Louisa

Lewis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England

Mary

Lewis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Isle Abbotts, Somerset, England

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