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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 Bedwelty, Monmouthshire, Wales
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