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Household of Samuel J Lewis (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, Somerset, 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.

Samuel J Lewis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel J Lewis, born in 1840 in Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Samuel J was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Lewis, born in 1846 in Frome, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; John O (born 1874 in Frome, Somerset, England), William M (born 1876 in Frome, Somerset, England), Thomas W (born 1877 in Frome, Somerset, England) and Matilda M (born 1879 in Frome, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel J's Servant, Annie (born 1862 in Corsley, Wiltshire, England) and Samuel J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Wiltshire, England).


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Samuel J Lewis's household

Male

Samuel J

Lewis

Head
Female

Margaret A

Lewis

Wife
Male

John O

Lewis

Son
Male

William M

Lewis

Son
Male

Thomas W

Lewis

Son
Female

Matilda M

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cyers

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Servant
First name(s) Samuel J
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel J

Lewis

Head

Married

41

1840

Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England

Margaret A

Lewis

Wife

Married

35

1846

Frome, Somerset, England

John O

Lewis

Son

Single

7

1874

Frome, Somerset, England

William M

Lewis

Son

Single

5

1876

Frome, Somerset, England

Thomas W

Lewis

Son

Single

4

1877

Frome, Somerset, England

Matilda M

Lewis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Frome, Somerset, England

Annie

Cyers

Servant

Single

19

1862

Corsley, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wiltshire, England

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