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Household of William Lewis (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lewis, born in 1845 in Farnham, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Lewis, born in 1853 in Doddington, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Harry (born 1878 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Henry (born 1839 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William's Visitor, Lucy (born 1848 in Chichester, Sussex, England) and William's Visitor, Robert G (born 1880 in Landford, Hampshire, England).


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William Lewis's household

Male

William

Lewis

Head
Female

Sophia

Lewis

Wife
Male

Harry

Lewis

Son
Male

Frank

Lewis

Son
Male

Henry

Fifield

Visitor
Female

Lucy

Fifield

Visitor
Male

Robert G

Fifield

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Lewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Farnham, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lewis

Head

Married

36

1845

Farnham, Kent, England

Sophia

Lewis

Wife

Married

28

1853

Doddington, Kent, England

Harry

Lewis

Son

Single

3

1878

Croydon, Surrey, England

Frank

Lewis

Son

Single

0

1881

Croydon, Surrey, England

Henry

Fifield

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Brighton, Sussex, England

Lucy

Fifield

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Chichester, Sussex, England

Robert G

Fifield

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Landford, Hampshire, England

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