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Household of Edward Edwards (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1847 in -. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1870 in -), William (born 1874 in -), Joseph (born 1876 in -), John (born 1878 in -) and William (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Sister In Law, Alice Mc Laughlin, born in 1858 in -.


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Edward Edwards's household

Male

Edward

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Male

Joseph

Edwards

Son
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Female

Alice

Mc Laughlin

Sister In Law
Male

William

Mc Laughlin

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Edwards

Head

Married

38

1843

-

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

34

1847

-

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

-

William

Edwards

Son

Single

7

1874

-

Joseph

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

-

John

Edwards

Son

Single

3

1878

-

Alice

Mc Laughlin

Sister In Law

Widow

23

1858

-

William

Mc Laughlin

Son

Single

1

1880

-

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