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Household of Thomas Lewis (born 1841, Gloucestershire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lewis, born in 1841 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Lewis, born in 1842 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Ada (born 1870 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Alfred (born 1871 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and Francis (born 1874 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1847 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas's Lodgers Daughter, Olive (born 1869 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1859 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Lewis's household

Male

Thomas

Lewis

Head
Female

Eliza

Lewis

Wife
Male

Thomas

Lewis

Son
Female

Ada

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Lewis

Son
Male

Francis

Lewis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sherman

Lodger Head
Female

Olive

Sherman

Lodgers Daughter
Male

Henry

Davis

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lewis

Head

Married

40

1841

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Lewis

Wife

Married

39

1842

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Lewis

Son

Single

12

1869

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Ada

Lewis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Alfred

Lewis

Son

Single

10

1871

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Francis

Lewis

Son

Single

7

1874

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Sherman

Lodger Head

Widow

34

1847

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Olive

Sherman

Lodgers Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Henry

Davis

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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