William Lewis 1790s- pre 1837
1802. William Lewis, cordwainer, married Catherine Hughes, on 20/6/1802 in St Peters Liverpool -FMP
1814. A Marriage of William Lewis, shoemaker, to Jane Edwards 17/2/1814 Liverpool . Marriage by License- image on Ancestry, but no further information Which marriage is our William??
Lots of baptisms Liverpool -FS - to 2 William & Catherine Lewis couples: only a few of these give the mother's maiden name, these being Hughes / Jones
Baptisms specifically to Catherine Hughes are: Catherine 1810 & Sarah 1805 ; to Catherine Jones just William 1809.
Baptisms to an unspecified Catherine are: William 1813, Margaret 1814, Robert 1818, Esther 1822, Mary 1823, Harriett 1825, Elizabeth 1826 & William 1828,
So, from 1841C & 1851C with Catherine, Robert & Mary in, I deduced that a William, shoemaker, married Catherine Hughes
In FS, many children baptised to a William & Jane Lewis 1790-1830, some of these-John 1806, William 1811- specifically to William Lewis & Jane Watson, who married 1806 Liverpool . Other children to a William & Jane were Ann Jane 1814, Mary 1815, Margaret 1819, Thomas 1819, John 1822, Joseph Watson 1825, William Fallon 1828: the latter was baptised 1828 to William, mariner, & Jane- so unlikely to have been a brother!!,
~1815 Mary Jane Lewis was born Liverpool Lancashire to William, bootmaker-from her 1837 m.c.- and Jane/ Catharine . No definitive baptism found although at least 3 of her siblings were baptised . But have found 1814 baptism of Ann Jane Lewis and 1815 baptism of Mary to William & Jane: one of these 2, more likely the second, could be she, and certainly with a name like Mary Jane, her mother is more likely to be Jane Edwards than Catherine Hughes!!
1841C. No William Lewis, shoemaker, widowed or with Jane Lewis, or a Jane Lewis widow ~ correct ages in Liverpool- so assume this couple have died pre 1841. No death for William nor Catherine 1837-1841 on Bmd . No burials on FMP- suspect they do not have many!
Following almost certainly irrelevant!
1841C. A William Lewis 55, Butler/baster, Catherine 65 living Liverpool
1841C. William Lewis , 60, bootmaker, is living with wife Catharine at Mill Place Liverpool
| William | Lewis | Male | 60 | 1781 | Lancashire, England | |
| Catherine | Lewis | Female | 63 | 1778 | Lancashire, England | |
| Robert | Lewis | Male | 23 | 1818 | Lancashire, England | |
| Mary | Lewis | Female | 19 | 1822 | Lancashire, England | |
| John | Lewis | Male | 0 | 1841 | Lancashire, England |
William & Catherine had Sarah 1805, Catherine 1810, ? Mary Jane ~1815? , no baptism found, Robert 1818 & Mary 1823. Maybe others flown the nest by 1841C.
1851C. William Lewis , 70, bootmaker, is living with wife Catharine at Mill Place Liverpool
| William | Lewis | Head | Married | Male | 70 | 1781 | Boot And Shoe Maker | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
| Catharine | Lewis | Wife | Married | Female | 73 | 1778 | - | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
| Catharine | Lewis | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 40 | 1811 | House Keeper | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
| Robert | Lewis | Son | Unmarried | Male | 33 | 1818 | Iron?? Buisiness | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
| John | Lewis | Grand Son | Unmarried | Male | 10 | 1841 | Scholar | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Robert's occupation looks like 'jn no business[insane]' - only the 1st 2 letters being unclear!
Both seem dead by 1861C.
William could die 1853 or any year between 1856-1861!!
Catherine could die any year between 1851-1853, or 1855 or 1857!! No Burials for either on Liverpool Burials - FMP
Gut feeling is that Mary Jane was born to Jane Edwards