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Household of Edward Edwards (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Edwards, born in 1842 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Elizabeth (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Henry Scott (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Amelia Nanhope (born 1876 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Nephew, Richard (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Servant, Louisa Eleanor Rose (born 1867 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Edwards's household

Male

Edward

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Henry Scott

Edwards

Son
Female

Amelia Nanhope

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Richard

Brokell

Nephew
Female

Louisa Eleanor Rose

Pile

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Edwards

Head

Married

39

1842

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Edwards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Henry Scott

Edwards

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Amelia Nanhope

Edwards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Richard

Brokell

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Louisa Eleanor Rose

Pile

Servant

Single

14

1867

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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