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LEWIN, John Elson
1833 - 1912 (79 years) Has 12 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1811 - 1884 (73 years)-
Name LEWIN, John Elson Birth 1833 Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England 
Gender Male Death 21 Sep 1912 Wayne County, Illinois, USA Person ID I2036 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 WRIGHT, Mary Ann, b. 2 Aug 1839, Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. England d. 5 Dec 1893, Downers Grove, Dupage County, Illinois, USA (Age 54 years) Marriage 19 Oct 1863 Providence Chapel, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Children 1. LEWIN, Eliza Jane, b. 1866, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. 28 Mar 1938, Wayne County, Illinois, USA (Age 72 years)2. LEWIN, John William, b. 1868, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. UNKNOWN3. LEWIN, George Henry, b. 1870, Elm, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1066 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN ELSON LEWIN 1833-1912
John E., son of John and Maria LEWIN of Leverington Common, was baptised at Leverington, Cambridgeshire, in 1833.
(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)
The 1851 census of Leverington, Cambridgeshire:
John LEWIN, head, aged 48, farmer of 35 acres, born at Leverington;
Maria LEWIN, wife, aged 39, born at Leverington;
Mary Ann LEWIN, daughter, aged 18, born at Leverington;
*John LEWIN, son, aged 17, born at Leverington;
Judith LEWIN, daughter, aged 10, born at Leverington;
William LEWIN, son, aged 8, born atLeverington;
Eliza LEWIN, daughter, aged 6, born at Leverington;
Sarah Jane LEWIN, daughter, aged 3, born at Leverington.
(HO107/1766/85B/23)
The 1861 census of 14 Seadike Common, Leverington, Cambridgeshire:
John LEWIN, head, aged 59, farmer of 35 acres, born at Leverington;
Maria LEWIN, wife, aged 49, born at Leverington;
*John LEWIN, son, aged 26, farmer's son, agricultural labourer, born at Leverington;
Judith LEWIN, daughter, aged 21, born at Leverington;
William LEWIN, son, aged 18, agricultural labourer, born at Leverington;
Eliza LEWIN, daughter, aged 16, born at Leverington;
Sarah J. LEWIN, daughter, aged 13, born at Leverington.
(RG9/1047/107/3)
He married Mary Ann WRIGHT at the Providence Chapel, Wisbech, with Primitive Methodist rites on 19 October 1863.
(Source: Kntgregory@aol.com)
The 1871 census of High Road, Elm, Cambridgeshire:
*John LEWIN, head, aged 38, agricultural labourer, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
Mary A. LEWIN, wife, aged 30, field labourer, born at Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire;
Eliza J. LEWIN, aged 4, daughter, scholar, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
John W. LEWIN, aged 2, son, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
George H. LEWIN, aged 5 months, born at Elm, Cambridgeshire.
(RG10/1620/38/12)
The 1881 census of Sand Bank, Wisbech St. Mary, Cambridgeshire:
*John LEWIN, head, aged 48, agricultural labourer, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
Mary Ann LEWIN, wife, aged 47, born at Parson Drove, Lincolnshire;
Eliza Jane LEWIN, daughter, aged 14, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
John William LEWIN, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Emneth;
George H. LEWIN, son, aged 10, born at Elm, Cambridgeshire;
Henry SNASEDALE, boarder, aged 20, agricultural labourer, no place of birth given;
Benjamin SNASEDALE, boarder, aged 15, agricultural labourer, no place of birth given.
(RG11/1694/55/3)
According to an e-mail from his great great grandchild (Kntgregory@aol.com) in January 2002, John Elson LEWIN emigrated to the USA in 1882.
The 1900 US Federal Census of Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois, USA:
Daniel QUINCE, head, born March 1845, aged 55, widower, immigrated 1894, farmer, home rented, born England;
Rosa QUINCE, daughter, born January 1883, aged 17, born in England;
*John LEWIN, brother-in-law, born May 1833, aged 67, widower, immigrated 1882, farm labourer, unable to read or write, born in England.
He died on 21 September 1912 in Wayne County, Illinois, USA and was buried in Victory Cemetery. His wife Mary Ann died on 5 December 1893 in Downers Grove, Illinois, and was buried in Downers Grove Cemetery. (Source: Kntgregory@aol.com).
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