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Household of David Edwards (born 1822, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Edwards, born in 1822 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ann Craik, born in 1824 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1863 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annabella (born 1865 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Christina Helen (born 1869 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, David (born 1860 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Boarder, James (born 1853 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Edwards's household

Male

David

Edwards

Head
Female

Ann

Craik

Wife
Male

James

Edwards

Son
Female

Annabella

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Christina Helen

Edwards

Daughter
Male

David

Monro

Boarder
Male

James

Davidson

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Edwards

Head

Married

59

1822

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Craik

Wife

Married

57

1824

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Edwards

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annabella

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina Helen

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Monro

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Davidson

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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