John Lewis in Monmouthshire in the 1881 Census

Details of John Lewis of 5 Armoury Row, Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales

First name(s): John
Last name: Lewis
Relationship: Lodger
Marital status: Widower
Gender: Male
Age: —
Birth year: —
Occupation: Coal Miner
Birth town: —
Birth county: Cardiganshire
Birth place: Wales
Street: 5 Armoury Row
Town: —
Parish: Bedwelty
County: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Bedwelty

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) David	Last name Jones	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 37	Birth year 1844	Occupation Heater Iron Works	Birth place Cardiganshire, Wales
First name(s) Harriet	Last name Jones	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 36	Birth year 1845	Occupation Wife	Birth place Cardiganshire, Wales
First name(s) William John	Last name Jones	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales
First name(s) Titus L	Last name Jones	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation -	Birth place Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Jones	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation -	Birth place -
First name(s) Rachel A	Last name Jones	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place -

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Lewis family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes John Lewis and 6 other people

Lewis family summary

NAME: John Lewis
BORN: -
BIRTH COUNTY: Cardiganshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales