James
Lewis
Born in Norley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
and Husband of
Matilda (West) Lewis
— married
1860 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Anne (Lewis) Locke, Mary Lewis, James Lewis, Adelaide (Lewis) Mellan, Cornelius Lewis, Leonard Horatio Lewis and Florence Linda (Lewis) Vickers
Died
at about age 47
in Beechworth, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Aug 2020
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Biography
James was born in 1833. He passed away in 1880. A family tradition believes that James was at one time the Squire of Norley in Cheshire and lived at Norley Hall and he was a grandson of George IV and his mistress Mrs Mary Lewis.. He also was the innkeeper of the Tiger Head Inn in Norley. He fell on hard times and became a gamekeeper near Manchester before moving to Australia in 1875. He arrived on the "Surrey" to Sydney in 1875 with his wife and children. He joined his wife's West relatives in Corowa. The family also moved to New Zealand for a year but returned to New South Wales in 1881 where James died soon after of consumption. Family tradition states that as a young man he was thrown by his friends in the pond at the Tiger Head Inn and this was what began his health problems.
James's father Samuel is confirmed by dna from ancestry.com Thru Lines in which three descendants of James Lewis b.1833 match with three descendants of James' sister Mary Burnett (nee Lewis) b.1823. (7 August 2020)
In the 1841 census James (age 8) was in Frodsham, Cheshire, England.[1]
1841 Census
| 1841: School Bank, Norley, Frodsham, Cheshire | ||||
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | |
| Samuel Lewis | Male | 40 | maltster | |
| Samuel Lewis | Male | 4 | ||
| Catherine Lewis | Female | 35 | ||
| Mary Lewis | Female | 15 | ||
| Anne Lewis | Female | 15 | ||
| Elizabeth Lewis | Male | 12 | ||
| James Lewis | Male | 8 |
1851 Census
| 1851: Lewis's Bank, Norley, Frodsham, Cheshire | ||||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Samuel Lewis | Head | Married | M | 50 | Maltster | Norley, Cheshire, England |
| Catherine Lewis | Wife | Married | F | 48 | Maltster's Wife | Lower Walton, Cheshire, England |
| James Lewis | Son | Unmarried | M | 17 | Agricultural Labourer | Norley, Cheshire, England |
| Samuel Lewis | Son | M | 14 | Scholar | Norley, Cheshire, England |
1861 Census
| 1861: 5 Schoolbank, Norley, Frodsham, Cheshire | ||||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James Lewis | Head | Married | M | 28 | Beer House Keeper | Norley, Cheshire, England |
| Matilda Lewis | Wife | Married | F | 21 | Beer House keeper's wife | Nantwich, Cheshire, England |
| Anne Lewis | Daughter | F | 9 months | Beer House keeper's Daughter | Norley, Cheshire, England |
Note that Matilda Lewis (nee West)'s West family were living at House 7 School Bank
1871 Census
| 1871: 1 Holcroft Heath, Culcheth, Lancashire, England | ||||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James Lewis | Head | Married | M | 37 | Gamekeeper | Norley, Cheshire, England |
| Matilda Lewis | Wife | Married | F | 30 | Gamekeeper's wife | Nantwich, Cheshire, England |
| Anne Lewis | Daughter | F | 10 | Scholar | Norley, Cheshire, England | |
| Mary Lewis | Daughter | F | 8 | Scholar | Norley, Cheshire, England | |
| James Lewis | Son | M | 6 | Scholar | Norley, Cheshire, England | |
| Adelaide Lewis | Daughter | F | 4 | Nantwich, Cheshire, England | ||
| Cornelius Lewis | Son | M | 2 | Davenham, Cheshire, England |
Sources
- ↑
1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 97; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Frodsham; County: Cheshire; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 20; Page: 7; Line: 8; GSU roll: 241237
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #4319709 (accessed 4 April 2023)
James Lewise (8) in Frodsham in Runcorn registration district in Cheshire, England. Born in Cheshire, England.
- Montefiore Connections Tree at ancestry.com
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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