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Household of Thomas Lewis (born 1850, Herefordshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lewis, born in 1850 in Herefordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Lewis, born in 1854 in Devynock, Brecknockshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Evan (born 1874 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), Sarah (born 1878 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England) and Rees (born 1881 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Sarah (born 1846 in Devynock, Brecknockshire, Wales) and Thomas's Lodger Head, John (born 1860 in Shropshire, England).


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Thomas Lewis's household

Male

Thomas

Lewis

Head
Female

Janet

Lewis

Wife
Male

Evan

Lewis

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Rees

Lewis

Son
Female

Sarah

James

Sister
Male

John

Seaboune

Lodger Head
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Herefordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lewis

Head

Married

31

1850

Herefordshire, England

Janet

Lewis

Wife

Married

27

1854

Devynock, Brecknockshire, Wales

Evan

Lewis

Son

Single

7

1874

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Lewis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sarah

Lewis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Rees

Lewis

Son

Single

0

1881

Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

James

Sister

-

35

1846

Devynock, Brecknockshire, Wales

John

Seaboune

Lodger Head

Single

21

1860

Shropshire, England

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