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LEWIN, James
1835 - 1905 (70 years) Has 12 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.
1811 - 1884 (73 years)-
Name LEWIN, James Birth 1835 Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1905 Downham Registration District, Norfolk Person ID I2035 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father LEWIN, John, b. Bef 1802, Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1868, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age > 66 years) Mother WADE, Maria, b. 1811, Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1884, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 73 years) Marriage 28 Feb 1832 Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England Family ID F525 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 GREGORY, Sarah Ann, b. 1841, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 1876, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 35 years) Marriage 1867 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. LEWIN, Charlotte Eliza, b. 1867, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. Aft 1901 (Age > 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. LEWIN, Henry, b. 1868, Elm, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown3. LEWIN, Mary Jane, b. 1870, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: related] [Mother: related]4. LEWIN, George William, b. 1872, Elm, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown5. LEWIN, b. 9 Feb 1876, Walsoken, Norfolk d. Aft 9 Feb 1876, Walsoken, Norfolk (Age > 0 years)Family ID F1064 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 LINDSEY, Ann Eliza, b. 1835, Upwell, Cambridgeshire d. 1902, Downham Registration District, Norfolk (Age 67 years) Marriage 1877 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Family ID F1065 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JAMES LEWIN 1835-1905
James, son of John and Maria LEWIN of Leverington Common, was baptised at Leverington, Cambridgeshire, in 1835.
(CFHS Baptism Index 1801-1837)
The 1841 census index:
John LEWIN, aged 35, Leverington;
Mariah LEWIN, aged 30, Leverington;
Mary LEWIN, aged 9, Leverington;
John LEWIN, aged 8, Leverington;
*James LEWIN, aged 6, Leverington;
Elizabeth LEWIN, aged 3, Leverington;
Judith LEWIN, aged 1, Leverington;
Mary LEWIN, aged 55, Leverington;
James LEWIN, aged 30; Leverington.
(HO107/78/5/4A)
From the 1851 census of Leverington, Cambridgeshire:
James LEWIN, head, aged 44, farmer of 61 acres employing 1 labourer, born at Leverington;
Mary Ann LEWIN, wife, aged 32, born at Leverington;
Richard LEWIN, son, aged 6, born at Leverington;
Anna Maria LEWIN, daughter, aged 4, born at Leverington;
Henry LEWIN, son, aged 2, born at Leverington;
*James LEWIN, nephew, aged 15, born at Leverington;
Elizabeth LEWIN, niece, aged 13, born at Leverington.
(HO107/1766/86A)
The 1861 census of Common Road, Leverington, Cambridgeshire:
James LEWEN (sic), head, aged 55, farmer of 74 acres employing 1 man, born at Leverington;
Mary A. LEWEN (sic), wife, aged 43, born at Leverington;
Richard LEWEN (sic), son, aged 16, born at Leverington;
Ann M. LEWEN (sic), daughter, aged 14, born at Leverington;
Henry LEWEN (sic), son, aged 12, born at Leverington;
James LEWEN (sic), son, aged 6, scholar, born at Leverington;
*James LEWEN (sic), nephew, aged 24, unmarried, agricultural labourer, born at Leverington.
(RG9/1047/34/23).
The marriage of James Lewin to Sarah Ann GREGORY was registered in 1867.
(GRO June Q 1867 Wisbech 3b 1052)
The 1871 census return for Emneth, Norfolk:
*James LEWIN, head, aged 30, agricultural labourer, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
Sarah Ann LEWIN, wife, aged 27, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
Charlotte LEWIN, daughter, aged 4, born at Emneth;
Henry LEWIN, son, aged 2, born at Emneth;
Mary Jane LEWIN, daughter, aged 6 months, born at Emneth.
(RG10/1620/15/22)
The death of a Sarah LEWIN aged 36 (i.e. born in 1839 or 1840) was registered in 1876.
(March Q 1876 Wisbech 3b 418)
The marriage of James LEWIN to Ann Eliza LINDSEY was registered in 1877.
(GRO December Q 1877 Wisbech 3b 1361)
The 1881 census return for Elm Road, Emneth, Norfolk:
*James LEWIN, head, aged 45, labourer, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
Ann E. LEWIN, wife, aged 45, waiter in shop (keeper), born at Upwell, Cambridgeshire;
Henry LEWIN, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Elm, Cambridgeshire;
Jane LEWIN, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Emneth;
George LEWIN, son, aged 8, scholar, born at Elm.
(RG11/1700/72/9)
The 1891 census of the Farmhouse, Golden Diamond, Welney, Norfolk:
*James LEWIN, head, aged 55, farmer, born at Leverington;
Eliza Ann LEWIN, wife, aged 56, born at Welney, Norfolk;
Jane LEWIN, daughter, aged 20, born at Elm, Cambridgeshire;
Henry LEWIN, son, aged 22, born at Elm;
George LEWIN, son, aged 18, born at Elm.
(RG12/1572/171/22)
From the 1901 census of West Welney, Norfolk:
*James LEWIN, head, aged 65, farmer, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
Eliza LEWIN, wife, aged 66, born at Welney;
Henry LEWIN, son, aged 32, single, born at Elm, Cambridgeshire;
George LEWIN, son, aged 27, single, born at Elm.
(RG13/1894/110/3)
The death of a James LEWIN aged 70 was registered in 1905.
(GRO December Q 1905 Downham [which includes West Welney] 4b 185)
(revised 24.12.2008)