Person:John Lewis (377)

John Lewis was baptised on 30th June 1805 at Eversholt in Bedfordshire, son of Martha Lewis, formerly Drinkwater, and her husband Thomas Lewis, a carpenter. He appears to have been one of six children. His father died in 1818, when John was only 12 years old. His mother died in 1829, when John was 24.

In 1831 John obtained a grant of administration over his late mother's estate, in order to secure for him and his siblings their mother's share of their uncle Thomas Drinkwater's estate. From this grant of administration we know the identities of his siblings, which would otherwise have been difficult to establish as baptisms have not been found for all of them.

John appears in the 1841 census living at Husborne Crawley with his wife Sophia and his brother George. They were next door but one to another Lewis family, but the connection (if any) between the families has yet to be established.

1. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 30 Jun 1805, Eversholt, Bedfordshire: John son of Thomas & Martha Lewis

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 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

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

   1888
   LEWIS John.
   Personal Estate £564.
   16 July. Administration of the Personal Estate of John Lewis late of Husborne Crawley in the County of Bedford Carpenter a Widower who died 24 May 1888 at Husborne Crawley was granted at Northampton to George Lewis of Husborne Crawley Carpenter the Brother and only Next of Kin.