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Household of Thomas Lewis (born 1840, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 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.

Thomas Lewis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lewis, born in 1840 in Monkhopton, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lewis, born in 1838 in Heathfield, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Annie (born 1873 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Addie (born 1876 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Susan (born 1879 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Elizabeth Green, born in 1801 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.


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Thomas Lewis's household

Male

Thomas

Lewis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lewis

Wife
Female

Margaret

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Annie

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Addie

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Susan

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Green

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Monkhopton, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lewis

Head

Married

41

1840

Monkhopton, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Lewis

Wife

Married

43

1838

Heathfield, Somerset, England

Margaret

Lewis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Annie

Lewis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Addie

Lewis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Susan

Lewis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Green

Lodger

Widow

80

1801

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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