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Household of Benjamin Edwards (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Benjamin Edwards and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Edwards, born in 1819 in Stainland, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Fred (born 1858 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1860 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1862 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1870 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Step Daughter, Henrietta (born 1851 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Step Daughter, Sarah E (born 1857 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Edwards's household

Male

Benjamin

Edwards

Head
Male

Fred

Edwards

Son
Male

Alfred

Edwards

Son
Female

Annie

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Albert

Edwards

Son
Female

Henrietta

Whittell

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Whittell

Step Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Edwards

Head

Widower

62

1819

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Edwards

Son

Single

23

1858

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Edwards

Son

Single

21

1860

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Edwards

Son

Single

11

1870

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Whittell

Step Daughter

Single

30

1851

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Whittell

Step Daughter

Single

24

1857

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

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