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I have the following info. but can't find anything after 1901 Census and would like to know what happened to Richard after this.

Richard William Lewis born 03/12/1889 Rotherhithe.
Parents: James Lewis 1860 Rotherhithe & Jane Lane 1861 Rotherhithe.
Siblings: Louisa 1885, William 1887, Henry 1892, Elizabeth 1895 & Alfred 1901.
Have found them on both 1891 & 1901 Censuses.

Think I am losing the plot

No birth registered in the right district to match that date of birth

I got the DOB from the Baptism Record

This baptism:


London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Richard William Lewis
Name: Richard William Lewis
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1889
Baptism Date: 22 Dec 1889
Father's Name: James Lewis
Mother's Name: Jane Lewis
Parish or Poor Law Union: Rotherhithe St Mary
Borough: Southwark

.. it does have the birth date recorded in the margin

Yes that's the one

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Births Mar 1890 (>99%)
Lewis Richard William Dudley 6c 88 Scan available - click to view


Jill

Have you found any of the family after 1901?

Jill

Really am losing it now

Birth in the right area for Richard William Hands
Not found a baptism as yet nor found him on any census

But there is an Army Service record in that name

Think I need to go and get a cup of strong coffee!!!

Ignore this as the service record in Hand

Are you certain that the marriage of James Lewis to Jane Lane is the correct one?

Marriage is definitely correct.
Siblings are correct. There was another sibling James 1880 who died aged 4 years.

The family after 1901 all details I have were told to me by my husband who knows first hand.

Have you found the birth records for any of the children? How do you know Jane's maiden name?

Rose

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Marriages Jun 1880
DONOVAN John St. Saviour 1d 193
GIBBONS Charlotte St.Saviour 1d 193
Lane Jane St. Saviour 1d 193 <<<<<<<<<<<
Lewis James St Saviour 1d 193 <<<<<<<<

Hi Rose,
Have found the baptism records of the children which also states the birth dates. Got Jane's maiden name from the marriage cert. & Richard's baptism record, I know it's the right marriage as one of the witnesses is James Lewis's sister.

Hello Linda, I'm even struggling to find them in 1901! Could you give the address they were at then?

I'm thinking of approaching this from a different angle. Instead of trying to work forward from the info you have, let's try working back towards 1901.

Can you give us details of any marriages or births that would have been around 1911 or soon after? You say your husband has this information first hand - is he descended from one of this family?

Hi Marie,
The address they were at in 1895 for the birth of Elizabeth and also the 1901 Census was 19 Ainsley Street, Rotherhithe.

My husbands is a descendent form the Lewis family, his mother was a Lewis, his grandfather was William Lewis who married Nora Lunn in 1910 St Olave, Bermondsey.

Posting the 1901 just to give us our bearings. Note the address is actually Ainsty Street (checked it on Google Maps). Have reported the mistranscribed name to FMP:

LERVIS, James Head Married M 42 1859 Dock Laborer Lambeth London
LERVIS, Jane Wife Married F 40 1861 Southwark London
LERVIS, Louisa Daughter Single F 15 1886 Tin Worker Rotherhithe London
LERVIS, William Son Single M 13 1888 Printers Boy Rotherhithe London
LERVIS, Richard Son Single M 11 1890 Rotherhithe London
LERVIS, Henry Son M 9 1892 Rotherhithe London
LERVIS, Elizabeth Daughter F 5 1896 Rotherhithe London
LERVIS, Alfred Son M 0 (1W) 1901 Rotherhithe London

Registration District: St Olave Southwark Sub District: Rotherhithe
Enumeration District: 1 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary

Civil Parish: Rotherhithe Municipal Borough:

Address: 19, Ainsty Street, Rotherhithe County: London

Problem is, none of the births appears to have been registered. That's why I asked if you knew the maiden name.

Rose