John LEWIS, (2) [51]

John LEWIS [14096]
(Abt 1814-Aft 1851)

Mary [14097]
(Abt 1811-Aft 1851)

John JONES [14671]
(Abt 1811-Aft 1871)

Sarah (JONES) [14672]
(Abt 1821-Aft 1871)

John LEWIS, (1) [1107]
(Abt 1837-Aft 1878)

Ann JONES [1108]
(Abt 1838-1879)

John LEWIS, (2) [51]
(1856-1929)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edith Letitia BANKS [53]

2. Margaret Gordon CROALL [791]

John LEWIS, (2) [51]

Born: 5 Apr 1856, Cwmavon, Glamorgan, Wales ³
Marriage (1): Edith Letitia BANKS [53] on 4 Sep 1876 in Workington, CUL, England ¹
Marriage (2): Margaret Gordon CROALL [791] on 26 Aug 1908 in Old Kilpatrick, DNB ²
Died: 11 Sep 1929, Western Infirmary, Glasgow aged 73 ³
Buried: Cemetery, Kilbowie, Clydebank, Lanarkshire, Scotland ⁴

General Notes:

[Note by Mary Lewis Young 2003]
From a conversation with Jackie Lewis in Canada, reported by Jim Lewis - JOHN LEWIS(1856-1929) was an engineer at Clydebank. He was married twice, a very good woodworker who could speak 10 languages and write 8. He was very religious and had a good musical ear.
In a conversation with Jim Lewis, Grace Mortensen said that John Lewis was born in Llandudno, Wales.
[Note by Mary Lewis Young 2004]
In 1891, John and Edith's family were in a tenement (apartment block) at 8 Tamworth Street, Camlachie, Glasgow. There were 12 families in the "stair", a total of 60 persons. Three adults were listed as unemployed, the others covered a range of working-class jobs, quite remarkable compared with today - carpet sewer, shirt machinist, cloth folder, block cutter, printer, weaver, dressmaker, clerk, machine maker, furnaceman, winder, weaver, retired weaver, hairdresser (our John), painter, two power loom weavers, apprentice baker, apprentice cooper, message boy, fish dealer, storeman, gas engineer, iron works labourer, stableman, iron dresser, cotton weaver, shop girl, foundry labourer, spirit salesman, warper, and two Salvation Army officers (a married couple).

Noted events:

John worked as a labourer, blacksmith's striker, hairdresser, engine fitter, hammerman,. ¹

7 Apr 1861 census: age 5, son of John Lewis at Llanguicke, Glamorganshire, Wales. ⁵

2 Apr 1871 census: age 14, son of John Lewis at Cockermouth, CUL, England. ⁶

3 Apr 1881 census: age 24, blacksmith's striker, head of household at 35, Griffin Street, Workington, CUL, England. ⁷

5 Apr 1891 census: age 35, hairdresser, head of household at 8, Tamworth Street, Glasgow. ⁸

31 Mar 1901 census: age 44, engine fitter, head of household at 348, Blythswood Terrace, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The family had two lodgers, both young single men, electrical engineers. ⁹

Usual residence at death: age 72, on 11 Sep 1929, in No.3, Greenlaw Road, Glasgow. ³

John married Edith Letitia BANKS [53] [MRIN: 38], daughter of John BANKS [1105] and Elizabeth Ann HEWITT [1106], on 4 Sep 1876 in Workington, CUL, England.¹ (Edith Letitia BANKS [53] was born in Jan 1854 in Moira, Lurgan, County Down, Ireland,¹⁰ died on 5 Feb 1908 in Royal Infirmary, Glasgow ¹¹ and was buried in Cemetery, Kilbowie, Clydebank, Lanarkshire, Scotland ⁴.)

John next married Margaret Gordon CROALL [791] [MRIN: 162], daughter of David CROALL [4429] and Margaret STEWART [4430], on 26 Aug 1908 in Old Kilpatrick, DNB.² (Margaret Gordon CROALL [791] was born on 24 Dec 1856 in Arbroath, ANS, Scotland ¹² and died on 22 Oct 1945 in 8, Annisland Crescent, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ¹³.)

1 Workington Marriages 1876 ???/140 image (Lewis, Banks).
4 September 1876 in the Parish Church
JOHN LEWIS (signed) 20 bachelor, labourer; Workington; father John Lewis, roller
EDITH LETITIA RODDLE BANKS (x), 21, spinster, -, Workington; father John Banks, weaver.
Witnesses James Abernathy, Edward W. Green.

2 Old Kilpatrick Marriages 1908 501/37 image (John Lewis & Margaret Croall).
26 Aug 1908 at 250 Glasgow Road, Clydebank, Old Kilpatrick
JOHN LEWIS 51 widower, engine fitter (journeyman), 250 Glasgow Road, Clydebank
parents John Lewis plate roller deceased. Annie Lewis ms Jones deceased
MARGARET CROALL 51 widow, 7 Union Street, Clydebank
parents David Croall weaver's bearer deceased. Margaret Croall ms Stewart deceased
Witnesses Joseph Lewis, Annie Dick.
[note: Margaret gave her maiden name of Croall; usually a widow would be registered with her deceased husband's surname, i.e. "Margaret Davidson"]

3 Glasgow Hillhead Deaths 1929 644-12/1086.
JOHN LEWIS 72 engine fitter
Married (1) Edith Letitia Banks (2) Margaret Crow or Davidson [error, her name was CROALL]
died 11 September 1929 Western Infirmary Glasgow; usual residence. 3 Greenlaw Road, Glasgow
parents John Lewis steel worker decd. Eliza Ann Lewis ms Jones decd.
Informant John Lewis son, 17 Nisbet Street, Glasgow.

4 Kilbowie Cemetery, Clydebank, Scotland.
Lair No.D263
30/08/1906 Martha Bruce Lewis 17 years
08/02/1908 Edith Letitia Ruddle Lewis 54 years
15/01/1913 Mary Gardner 7 weeks
30/12/1924 Frederick Truscott 2 years, 9 months
13/09/1929 John Lewis 72 years
Lair No.D264
23/02/1914 Louisa Main 25 years
06/12/1954 John Lewis 77 years
24/10/1958 Amelia Lewis 80 years
(Information from Marie Wright at bereavementservices@west-dunbarton.gov.uk)

5 Wales 1861 census,
Mary Jones 67 W head, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
John Lewis 24 M head, iron roller
Ann Lewis 23 M wife, Llandilo-Fawr, Carmarthen
John Lewis 5 son, Cumavon, Carmarthen
Mary Lewis 2 daughter, Cumavon, Carmarthen
Lidia Lewis 1 daughter, Dowlais, Carmarthen
Thomas Jones 12 son, iron scolding, Llandilo-Fawr, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Joseph Pearce 18 lodger, Cornwall.

6 1871 census of England, Cumberland, Seaton Village, Workington, folio 12, page 17; PRO RG 10/5241;
John Lewis 32 M head, roller man, Dowlais, Glamorgan, Wales
Ann Lewis 32 M wife, Llandilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales
John Lewis 14 son, Cwmaven, Glamorgan, Wales
Martha Lewis 9 daughter, Ystalfera, Glamorgan, Wales
Thomas Lewis 7 son, Ystalfera
David Lewis 5 son, Ystalfera
Charles Lewis 3 son, Ystalfera
Tytus Lewis 1 son, Ystalfera
John Thomas 22 U lodger, rat catcher, Cwmtaff, Glamorgan

7 1881 census of England, Cumberland, Workington, folio 97, page 18; PRO RG 11/5177;
John Lewis 24 M head, blacksmith's striker, Wales
Edith Lewis 26 M wife, Ireland
John Lewis 3 son, Workington, Cumberland
Eliza A. Lewis 2 daughter, Workington
Edith Lewis 10months, daughter, Workington

8 1891 census of Scotland, Lanark, Volume 644/2 Camlachie - 8 Tamworth Street, enumeration district (ED) 45, page 7, schedule no. 27, household of John Lewis;
John Lewis 35 M hairdresser, Wales
Edith Lewis 37 M wife, Ireland
John Lewis 13 son, England
Elizabeth Lewis 12 daughter, England
Mary B Lewis 7 daughter, England
Louisa Lewis 3 daughter England
Martha B Lewis 1 daughter, Glasgow
Edith Lewis 3 Mth daughter, Glasgow

9 1901 census of Scotland, Dumbarton, Vol.501 Old Kilpatrick (348 Blythswood Terrace), enumeration district (ED) 13, page 37, schedule no. 223;
John Lewis 44 M engine fitter, Wales
Edith Lewis 46 M wife, Ireland
Mary Lewis 16 daughter, England
Louisa Lewis 13 daughter, England
Martha Lewis 11 daughter, Glasgow
Edith Lewis 10 daughter, Glasgow
David Lewis 5 son, Glasgow
Joseph Lewis 3 son, Glasgow
(+ 2 lodgers)

11 Glasgow Camlachie Deaths 1908 644-4/0180.
EDITH BANKS age 54
died 5 February 1908 Royal Infirmary Glasgow
Usual residence. 250 Glasgow Road, Clydebank
married. John Lewis
parents John Banks labourer decd. Eliza Wilson previously Banks ms Hewitt
Informant John Lewis widower.

13 Partick Deaths 1945 644-14/209 image (Margaret Lewis).
MARGARET LEWIS age 88, widow of (1) William Davidson, ship rigger; (2) John Lewis, engine fitter
died 22 October1945 at 8, Annisland Crescent, Glasgow
father David Croall, canvas weaver, deceased
mother Margaret Croall ms Stewart, deceased
informant Annie White, daughter (present).

John LEWIS, (2) [51]

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