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Household of William Lewis (born 1849, Denbighshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 1849 in Denbighshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lewis, born in 1849 in Denbighshire, Wales. They had 3 children; William O (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Jane A (born 1881 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Jane (born 1853 in Wem, Shropshire, England), William's Visitor, Mary (born 1861 in Wem, Shropshire, England) and William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1861 in Denbighshire, Wales).


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William Lewis's household

Male

William

Lewis

Head
Female

Ellen

Lewis

Wife
Male

William O

Lewis

Son
Female

Mary E

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Lewis

Daughter
Female

Jane

Williams

Visitor
Female

Mary

Williams

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Denbighshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lewis

Head

Married

32

1849

Denbighshire, Wales

Ellen

Lewis

Wife

Married

32

1849

Denbighshire, Wales

William O

Lewis

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Lewis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Lewis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Jane

Williams

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Wem, Shropshire, England

Mary

Williams

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Wem, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Thomas

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Denbighshire, Wales

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