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Household of Edward Edwards (born 1832, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Edwards, born in 1832 in Wallasey, Cheshire, consisted of 12 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1837 in Moreton, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), Fanny (born 1873 in Moreton, Cheshire, England), George (born 1876 in Moreton, Cheshire, England) and Edward (born 1878 in Moreton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Lodger, Mason (born 1839 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England), Edward's Lodger Daughter, Ann (born 1868 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England) and Edward's Lodger Son, James (born 1870 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England).


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Edward Edwards's household

Male

Edward

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Son
Male

Joseph

Edwards

Son
Female

Alice

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Edwards

Daughter
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Male

Edward

Edwards

Son
Male

Mason

Bell

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Upton

Lodger Head
Female

Ann

Upton

Lodger Daughter
Male

James

Upton

Lodger Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Edwards

Head

Married

49

1832

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

44

1837

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Edwards

Son

Single

17

1864

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Edwards

Son

Single

15

1866

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Alice

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Moreton, Cheshire, England

George

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Edward

Edwards

Son

Single

3

1878

Moreton, Cheshire, England

Mason

Bell

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Upton

Lodger Head

Single

46

1835

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Ann

Upton

Lodger Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

James

Upton

Lodger Son

Single

11

1870

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

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