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Household of Edward Edwards (born 1840, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westminster, London,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.

Edward Edwards and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Edwards, born in 1840 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1838 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1860 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), Henrietta (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England), William (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England), Harriett (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, William Sheffield, born in 1857 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England.


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Edward Edwards's household

Male

Edward

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Female

Henrietta

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Female

Harriett

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Edward

Edwards

Son
Male

Alfred

Edwards

Son
Male

William

Sheffield

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Edwards

Head

Married

41

1840

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

43

1838

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

George

Edwards

Son

Single

21

1860

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Henrietta

Edwards

Daughter

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

William

Edwards

Son

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Edwards

Daughter

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

Edward

Edwards

Son

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Edwards

Son

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

William

Sheffield

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

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