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Household of Thomas Lewis (born 1812, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lewis, born in 1812 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lewis, born in 1808 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1853 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1839 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Margaret (born 1846 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1835 in Bath, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Lewis's household

Male

Thomas

Lewis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lewis

Wife
Male

Thomas

Lewis

Son
Male

William

Bowden

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Bowden

Lodger
Male

Henry

Taberfield

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lewis

Head

Married

69

1812

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Lewis

Wife

Married

73

1808

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Lewis

Son

Married

28

1853

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Bowden

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Margaret

Bowden

Lodger

-

35

1846

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henry

Taberfield

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Bath, Somerset, England

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