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Household of Thomas Lewis (born 1846, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Lewis, born in 1846 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ruth Lewis, born in 1856 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1876 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), William J (born 1878 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Frances (born 1881 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Fred Smith, born in 1861 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.


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Thomas Lewis's household

Male

Thomas

Lewis

Head
Female

Ruth

Lewis

Wife
Female

Mary A

Lewis

Daughter
Male

William J

Lewis

Son
Female

Frances

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Fred

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Lewis

Head

Married

35

1846

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ruth

Lewis

Wife

Married

25

1856

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Lewis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

William J

Lewis

Son

Single

3

1878

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frances

Lewis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Fred

Smith

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Westbury, Wiltshire, England

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