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Household of Thomas Lewis (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 1823 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Lewis, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; May (born 1868 in Oxton, Cheshire, England), Gertrude B (born 1869 in Oxton, Cheshire, England), Leslie (born 1871 in Oxton, Cheshire, England) and Florence H (born 1875 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Eliza Murphy, born in 1859 in Ireland.


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Thomas Lewis's household

Male

Thomas

Lewis

Head
Female

Sarah M

Lewis

Wife
Female

May

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Gertrude B

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Leslie

Lewis

Son
Female

Florence H

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lewis

Head

Married

58

1823

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah M

Lewis

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

May

Lewis

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Gertrude B

Lewis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Leslie

Lewis

Son

Single

10

1871

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Florence H

Lewis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Murphy

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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