Person:George Lewis (132)

George Lewis was baptised on 30th July 1809 at Husborne Crawley in Bedfordshire, son of Martha Lewis, formerly Drinkwater, and her husband Thomas Lewis, a carpenter. Both George's parents died in accidents: his father at a mill accident in 1822 and his mother in being thrown from a cart in 1829.

George married in 1842 to Mary Bushby. They do not appear to have had any children. They lived the rest of their lives in Husborne Crawley, mostly in Crow Lane, with George working as a carpenter. George died in 1891, aged 81.

1. ↑ 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 20; Folio 3; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Church End, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   John Lewis, male, 30 [1806-11], Carpenter, born in county
   Sophia Lewis, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   George Lewis, male, 25 [1811-16], Carpenter, born in county

   This household is next door but one to the family of George Lewis and Mary Goodman but no connection has yet been established between those families.

2. ↑ 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 1755; Folio 68; Page 13, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Long End, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   George Lewis, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Carpenter, b. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Lewis, wife, married, female, 41 [1809/10], b. Crawley, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ 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 1003; Folio 83; Page 4, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Crow Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   George Lewis, head, married, male, 50 [1810/11], Carpenter, b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Lewis, wife, married, female, 51 [1809/10], b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ 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 1557; Folio 82; Page 3, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Crow Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   George Lewis, head, married, male, 60 [1810/11], Carpenter, b. Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Lewis, wife, married, female, 61 [1809/10], b. Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 1637; Folio 79; Page 4, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Crow Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   George Lewis, head, married, male, 70 [1810/11], Carpenter, b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Lewis, wife, married, female, 71 [1809/10], b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire, Slightly deaf

6. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 1262; Folio 77; Page 13, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Crow Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Five or more rooms occupied
   George Lewis, head, married, male, 80 [1810/11], Retired Carpenter, neither employer nor employed, b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire
   Mary Lewis, wife, married, female, 81 [1809/10], b. H. Crawley, Bedfordshire

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

   d. George LEWIS, September Quarter 1891, Woburn Registration District, Vol. 3b, page 207, aged 81 [1809/10]

8. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1892
   LEWIS George of Husborne Crawley Bedfordshire carpenter died 30 August 1891 Probate London 5 August to James Sibthorpe Morris farmer and Thomas Day and George Emerton carpenters Effects £742 12s. 8d.

9. ↑ Church of England. Parish register of Husborne Crawley, 1557-1812. (Bedford: Bedfordshire County Record Office, 1989).

   1809 / July 30th Lewis Bapt[ize]d George son of George & Mary

   It is considered that there is a mistake on this baptism and that his parents' names should have been recorded as Thomas and Martha, not George and Mary. For a discussion on the evidence supporting this theory see the page on the family of George Lewis and Mary Goodman.