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Household of Samuel W Lewis (born 1820, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 W Lewis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel W Lewis, born in 1820 in Brixham, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Samuel W was the head of the household, married to Maria Lewis, born in 1820 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Samuel W (born 1853 in Brixham, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1859 in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales). They had 2 grandchildren; Maria L (born 1869 in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales) and Annie M (born 1879 in Tenby, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel W's Servant, Hanna Pears, born in 1870 in Brixham, Devon, England.


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Samuel W Lewis's household

Male

Samuel W

Lewis

Head
Female

Maria

Lewis

Wife
Male

Samuel W

Lewis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Claxton

Daughter
Female

Maria L

Owen

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie M

Claxton

Grand Daughter
Female

Hanna

Pears

Servant
First name(s) Samuel W
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Brixham, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel W

Lewis

Head

Married

61

1820

Brixham, Devon, England

Maria

Lewis

Wife

Married

61

1820

Brixham, Devon, England

Samuel W

Lewis

Son

Single

28

1853

Brixham, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Claxton

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Maria L

Owen

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Annie M

Claxton

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tenby, Devon, England

Hanna

Pears

Servant

Single

11

1870

Brixham, Devon, England

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