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Session 2

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What happened to 

John Lewin and his family?

In about 1790 John Lewin (senior) wrote

John Lewin the Second Son of John and Sarah Lewin was Born Decemr 28: 1780

On the 25th July 1857 John Lewin (junior) wrote

Francis, John and Elizabeth Now Mrs Horwood are all Three Now Still Living.

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We know that John was born in 1780 and was still alive in 1857 

Task: Locate John in the 1851 census using Ancestry and check if he was still alive at the time of the 1861 census.

1851 Census - Raglan Works, High Street, Raglan, Monmouthshire

Francis Lewin Head 35 Millwright & Agricultural Implement Maker employing 12 men. Wickham Market, Suffolk
Ellen Lewin Wife 26   Greenwich, Kent
Ellen C Lewin Daur 3   Wickham Market, Suffolk
Befria C Lewin Daur 10 m   Wickham Market, Suffolk
John Lewin Father Widower 70 No Occupation St Albans, Herts
Elizabeth Roke Servant 16 General Servant Raglan, Monmouthshire
Ann Jones Servant 11 Nurse Raglan, Monmouthshire

Not found in 1861 census

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