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Household of Thomas Lewis (born 1831, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lewis, born in 1831 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary J (born 1867 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Isabell M (born 1869 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Benjamin (born 1871 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Margaret Forward, born in 1858 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Thomas Lewis's household

Male

Thomas

Lewis

Head
Female

Mary J

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Isabell M

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Lewis

Son
Female

Margaret

Forward

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Lewis

Head

Widower

50

1831

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary J

Lewis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Isabell M

Lewis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Lewis

Son

Single

10

1871

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Forward

Servant

Single

23

1858

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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