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Household of William Lewis (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Lewis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lewis, born in 1844 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Lewis, born in 1844 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William A (born 1871 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Frederick G (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Cecil W (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Edith M (born 1880 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Maria (born 1857 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Emily J (born 1859 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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William Lewis's household

Male

William

Lewis

Head
Female

Eliza J

Lewis

Wife
Male

William A

Lewis

Son
Male

Frederick G

Lewis

Son
Male

Cecil W

Lewis

Son
Female

Edith M

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Maria

Dean

Servant
Female

Emily J

Foley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lewis

Head

Married

37

1844

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Eliza J

Lewis

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

William A

Lewis

Son

Single

10

1871

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Frederick G

Lewis

Son

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Cecil W

Lewis

Son

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edith M

Lewis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Maria

Dean

Servant

Single

24

1857

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emily J

Foley

Servant

Single

22

1859

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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