Person:Reuben Lewis (3)

Reuben Lewis was born on 31st March 1904 at Luton in Bedfordshire, son of a straw hat sewer named Susannah Priscilla Moss and Thomas Lewis, a rag and bone man. Reuben appears in the 1911 census living with his parents and siblings at 29 South Road in Luton. Reuben's father died in 1916, when Reuben was only twelve years old.

Reuben was married in 1928 to Edna May Andrews. They had two sons, one in 1929 and the other in 1931. For the first few years of their marriage they lived at 76 Boyle Street in Luton with Edna's family. Some time between 1937 and 1939 they moved to 28 Somerset Avenue, where Reuben would live for the rest of his life. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Reuben, Edna, their two sons and Edna's stepfather were all living at 28 Somerset Avenue. Reuben was described as a wood machinist.

Reuben's mother died in 1950.

Edna died in 1961, aged 57.

In 1966 Reuben married again. His second wife was Winifred Clara Hodges, formerly Carter. She had been a near neighbour of Reuben's before the war, having lived at 70 Boyle Street.

Winifred died in 1982, aged 63.

Reuben died on 15th July 1985, aged 81, having outlived both his wives.

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

   b. Reuben Lewis MOSS, June Quarter 1904, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 383, mother's maiden name blank

2. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 9012; Schedule 53, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 29 South Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Five rooms occupied
   Tho[ma]s Lewis, head, male, 53 [1857/8], married, 12 children born alive, 10 children still living, Collector - Rags & Bones, own account, at home, b. Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
   Suey Moss, female, 45 [1865/6], single, House worker, worker, b. Aley Green, Hertfordshire
   Arther Lewis Moss, male, 24 [1886/7], single, Labourer, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ethel Lewis Moss, female, 23 [1887/8], single, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Harry Lewis Moss, male, 21 [1889/90], single, Basket Maker - Mat Baskets, employer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Percy Lewis Moss, male, 19 [1891/2], single, Labourer - Iron Foundry, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   William Lewis Moss, male, 14 [1896/7], Straw Hat Trade - straw hat manufacturing, worker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Suey Lewis Moss, female, 11 [1899/1900], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Bethia Lewis Moss, female, 9 [1901/2], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Reubin Lewis Moss, male, 7 [1903/4], School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Alfe Lewis Moss, male, 4 [1906/7], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Luton Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 28 Somerset Avenue, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Lewis, Reuben / male / 31 Mar 1904 / married / Wood Machinist
   Lewis, Edna M. / female / 20 Oct 1904 / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties
   Lewis, Sidney A. / male / 30 Aug 1929 / single / At School
   Lewis, Rex C. / male / 21 Jun 1931 / single / At School
   Champkin, Sidney T. / male / 10 Dec 1881 / widower / Pedlar Hawker

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

   d. Ruben LEWIS, July 1985, Luton Registration District, Volume 9, page 435, b. 29 Mar 1904

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

   1985
   LEWIS, Reuben of 28 Somerset Av Luton died 15 July 1985 Probate Newcastle-upon-Tyne 28 August Not exceeding £40000 8581802052T