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Household of Edward Edwards (born 1835, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 1835 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Matilda Edwards, born in 1831 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Edward Wm (born 1859 in Stratford, Essex, England), Edith (born 1864 in Stratford, Essex, England), Effie (born 1869 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Eleanor (born 1871 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Visitor, Maud (born 1879 in Stratford, Essex, England), Edward's Visitor, Sidney (born 1881 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Edward's Lodger, William Stephen (born 1821 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England).


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Edward Edwards's household

Male

Edward

Edwards

Head
Female

Matilda

Edwards

Wife
Male

Edward Wm

Edwards

Son
Female

Edith

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Effie

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Maud

Jamison

Visitor
Male

Sidney

Jamison

Visitor
Male

William Stephen

Allen

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Edwards

Head

Married

46

1835

Stratford, Essex, England

Matilda

Edwards

Wife

Married

50

1831

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Edward Wm

Edwards

Son

Single

22

1859

Stratford, Essex, England

Edith

Edwards

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Stratford, Essex, England

Effie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stratford, Essex, England

Eleanor

Edwards

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stratford, Essex, England

Maud

Jamison

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Stratford, Essex, England

Sidney

Jamison

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Stratford, Essex, England

William Stephen

Allen

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

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