Person:Alfred Lewis (7)

Alfred Lewis was baptised on 15th February 1837 at Husborne Crawley in Bedfordshire, son of Sarah (or Sally) Lewis, formerly Cook, and her husband Thomas Lewis, a pig dealer and publican. By 1841 the family had moved to the nearby village of Aspley Guise, where Alfred's parents ran the Swan public house on West Street. They moved again around 1849/50 to Little Brickhill in Buckinghamshire, to take over the King's Arms public house there.

On 17th October 1860 Alfred married Elizabth Acome at Little Brickhill. She was originally from Waddesdon, but had been working as a servant in Stony Stratford, near Little Brickhill, before their marriage. After their marriage they initially lived at Little Brickhill, appearing there in the 1861 census and having their first child there later that year. At the time of the 1861 census, Alfred was working as a shoemaker.

Some time between 1861 and 1865 they moved from Little Brickhill to the neighbouring town of Fenny Stratford, where they took over the King's Head public house on the High Street, with Alfred becoming a publican like his father. Alfred and Elizabeth had another six children born at Fenny Stratford between 1865 and 1878. The 1871 census finds the family living at the King's Head along with several boarders. Elizabeth was working as a dressmaker at this time.

Alfred died in 1878, aged 41, shortly after their youngest daughter had been born. Alfred's parents both survived him. Elizabeth outlived Alfred by over 41 years, running the King's Head herself for a few years after his death.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish register of Husborne Crawley, 1557-1812. (Bedford: Bedfordshire County Record Office, 1989).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Husborne Crawley in the County of Bedford in the Year 1837
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   428	Feb[ruar]y 15	Samuel Alfred	Thomas & Sarah	Lewis	Crawley	Pig Dealer	J.V. Moore

   Although baptised as "Samuel Alfred", in all other records he was simply known as Alfred. As his parents already had a son called Samuel, it seems unlikely that they would have deliberately had two sons with the same first name; perhaps his given name was misrecorded on his baptism record.

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 5; Book 1; Folio 5; Pages 4-5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: West Street, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Tho[ma]s Lewis, male, 30 [1806-11], Pig dealer, born in county
   Sally Lewis, female, 25 [1811-16], not born in county
   Henry Lewis, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Sam[ue]l Lewis, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Alfred Lewis, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Eusabia Lewis, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Susanna Lewis, female, 1 [1839/40], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1723; Folio 89; Page 3, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Thomas Lewis, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Victualler, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lewis, wife, married, female, 34 [1816/7], b. Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Alfred Lewis, son, male, 13 [1837/8], Scholar, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Eusibaous Lewis, daughter, female, 12 [1838/9], Scholar, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Lewis, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Lewis, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Aspley, Bedfordshire
   Thomas Lewis, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Arthur Bedford, visitor, male, 8 [1842/3], b. not known

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 871; Folio 61; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: High Street, Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Alfred Lewis, head, married, male, 24 [1836/7], Boot Maker, b. L[ittle] Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Elizabeth Lewis, wife, married, female, 22 [1838/9], b. Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1418; Folio 101; Page 1, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: King's Head, 1 High Street, Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire
   Alfred Lewis, head, married, male, 31 [1839/40], Publican, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Lewis, wife, married, female, 31 [1839/40], Dressmaker, b. Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire
   Anne E. Lewis, daughter, female, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. L[ittle] Brickhill, Buckinghamshire
   Alfred A.E. Lewis, son, male, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. F. Stratford, Buckinghamshire
   Violet F. Lewis, daughter, female, 2 [1868/9], b. F. Stratford, Buckinghamshire
   Mildred Lewis, daughter, 7 months [1870], b. F. Stratford, Buckinghamshire
   Henry Robinson, boarder, unmarried, male, 40 [1830/1], Cord Waner, b. Summertown, Oxfordshire
   Benjamin Emmans, boarder, unmarried, male, 56 [1814/15], Labourer, b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   James Richardson, boarder, married, male, 36 [1834/5], Brickmaker, b. Wadhurst, Sussex
   Ann Richardson, boarder, married, female, 40 [1830/1], Ribon weaver, b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Elizabeth E. Richardson, boarder, female, 8 [1862/3], b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Ephraim Ashley, boarder, unmarried, male, 44 [1826/7], Warehouseman, b. Coventry, Warwickshire
   Henry Harris, boarder, unmarried, male, 22 [1848/9], Chimney sweep, b. Leighton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Alfred LEWIS, December Quarter 1878, Newport Pagnell Registration District, Volume 3a, page 397, aged 41 [1836/7]