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Household of Edward Lewis (born 1820, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Atcham, Shropshire, 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.

Edward Lewis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Lewis, born in 1820 in Worthen, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Sarah (born 1856 in Worthen, Shropshire, England) and Thomas (born 1850 in Worthen, Shropshire, England). He had 5 grandchildren; John E (born 1877 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England), George E (born 1880 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1876 in -), Walter (born 1878 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England) and James E (born 1881 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Son In Law, John (born 1855 in Worthen, Shropshire, England) and Edward's Daughter In Law, Hannah (born 1855 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England).


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Edward Lewis's household

Male

Edward

Lewis

Head
Female

Sarah

Evans

Daughter
Male

John

Evans

Son In Law
Male

John E

Evans

Grand Son
Male

George E

Evans

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Lewis

Son
Female

Hannah

Lewis

Daughter In Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Lewis

Grand Daughter
Male

Walter

Lewis

Grand Son
Male

James E

Lewis

Grand Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Worthen, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Lewis

Head

Widower

61

1820

Worthen, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Evans

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Worthen, Shropshire, England

John

Evans

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Worthen, Shropshire, England

John E

Evans

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

George E

Evans

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Lewis

Son

Married

31

1850

Worthen, Shropshire, England

Hannah

Lewis

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth A

Lewis

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

-

Walter

Lewis

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

James E

Lewis

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

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