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Household of Alfred Edwards (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alfred Edwards and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Edwards, born in 1841 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 15 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1839 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. They had 9 children; Alfred Wm (born 1864 in Chard, Somerset, England), Amy Eliz (born 1865 in Chard, Somerset, England), Edith A (born 1866 in Chard, Somerset, England), Beatrice (born 1869 in Chard, Somerset, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Ethel May (born 1873 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Gertrude M (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England), Frank E (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England) and Hugh R (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Visitor, Henry (born 1849 in Yorkshire, England), Alfred's Visitor, Sarah (born 1848 in Cottingley, Yorkshire, England), Alfred's Servant, Alice E (born 1860 in Reading, Berkshire, England) and Alfred's Servant, Ellen (born 1857 in Reading, Berkshire, England).


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Alfred Edwards's household

Male

Alfred

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife
Male

Alfred Wm

Edwards

Son
Female

Amy Eliz

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Edwards

Son
Female

Ethel May

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Gertrude M

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Frank E

Edwards

Son
Male

Hugh R

Edwards

Son
Male

Henry

Telford

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Telford

Visitor
Female

Alice E

Swain

Servant
Female

Ellen

Swain

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Chard, Somerset, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Edwards

Head

Married

40

1841

Chard, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Alfred Wm

Edwards

Son

Single

17

1864

Chard, Somerset, England

Amy Eliz

Edwards

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chard, Somerset, England

Edith A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chard, Somerset, England

Beatrice

Edwards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chard, Somerset, England

Frederick

Edwards

Son

Single

10

1871

Wellington, Somerset, England

Ethel May

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wellington, Somerset, England

Gertrude M

Edwards

Daughter

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Frank E

Edwards

Son

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Hugh R

Edwards

Son

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Telford

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Telford

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Cottingley, Yorkshire, England

Alice E

Swain

Servant

Single

21

1860

Reading, Berkshire, England

Ellen

Swain

Servant

Single

24

1857

Reading, Berkshire, England

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