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Household of David Edwards (born 1830, Carmarthenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

David Edwards and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Edwards, born in 1830 in Llangain, Carmarthenshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Edwards, born in 1847 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1862 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and David (born 1880 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Daughter, Hannah (born 1868 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and David's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1870 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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David Edwards's household

Male

David

Edwards

Head
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Wife
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Son
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Male

David

Edwards

Son
Female

Hannah

Davies

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Davies

Step Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Llangain, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Edwards

Head

Married

51

1830

Llangain, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Margaret

Edwards

Wife

Married

34

1847

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Edwards

Son

Single

22

1859

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Edwards

Son

Single

19

1862

Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Edwards

Son

Single

1

1880

Glamorganshire, Wales

Hannah

Davies

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Davies

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

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