Biography:
1. Richard Lewis, a 42-year-old married man, was a casual Labourer in the Engineers' Department who had first worked for the Board on the 18th January 1816. He lived in Waltham Abbey, had 6 unmarried children and was paid 2/4d per day (WO54/520 dated 20th February 1817).
2. WO54/524 dated 11th April 1818, confirmed that he was still employed as a Labourer "Occasionally as required" at 2/4d per day.
3. WO54/528 dated the 19th May 1819, confirmed that he had 6 children.
4. Return dated the 13th September 1820 ( WO54/532) recorded that Richard was still employed as a Labourer. He was aged 45 at that date, still lived in Waltham Abbey, and was married, but then had seven children. He still earned 2/4d per day, and was employed "Occasionally as required."
5. WO54/536 dated the 2nd April 1821, showed that he was aged 46 years, and that his family and terms of employment, etc. remained unchanged.
