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Household of Sophia Lewis (born 1827, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Sophia Lewis and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Lewis, born in 1827 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Marian Helen (born 1858 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Madeline Hannah (born 1861 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Frank Henry (born 1853 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and William Heoward (born 1855 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Daughter In Law, Henrietta (born 1858 in Penn, Staffordshire, England), Sophia's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Sophia's Servant, Elizabeth Ann (born 1857 in Tettenhall, Staffordshire, England), Sophia's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Sophia's Servant, Constance Ann (born 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Sophia's Visitor, Charles (born 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Sophia Lewis's household

Female

Sophia

Lewis

Head
Female

Marian Helen

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Madeline Hannah

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Frank Henry

Lewis

Son
Male

William Heoward

Lewis

Son
Female

Henrietta

Lewis

Daughter In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Jackson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Blything

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Griffin

Servant
Female

Constance Ann

Cox

Servant
Male

Charles

Edmonds

Visitor
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Lewis

Head

Widow

54

1827

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Marian Helen

Lewis

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Madeline Hannah

Lewis

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Frank Henry

Lewis

Son

Single

28

1853

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

William Heoward

Lewis

Son

Married

26

1855

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Henrietta

Lewis

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Penn, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Jackson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Blything

Servant

Single

24

1857

Tettenhall, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Griffin

Servant

Single

23

1858

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Constance Ann

Cox

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Edmonds

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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