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Household of Lewis Compton (born 1819, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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.

Lewis Compton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Compton, born in 1819 in Ashwick, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Mercy Mary Compton, born in 1822 in East Cranmore, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Edwin (born 1842 in Ashwick, Somerset, England) and Emma (born 1865 in Ashwick, Somerset, England).


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Lewis Compton's household

Male

Lewis

Compton

Head
Female

Mercy Mary

Compton

Wife
Male

Edwin

Compton

Son
Female

Emma

Compton

Daughter
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Compton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ashwick, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Compton

Head

Married

62

1819

Ashwick, Somerset, England

Mercy Mary

Compton

Wife

Married

59

1822

East Cranmore, Somerset, England

Edwin

Compton

Son

Single

39

1842

Ashwick, Somerset, England

Emma

Compton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ashwick, Somerset, England

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