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Household of Edward Hand (born 1827, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Hand and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Hand, born in 1827 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Hand, born in 1833 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1857 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1860 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1862 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1865 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Alfred (born 1871 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Nephew, James Edd (born 1876 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Edward's Niece, Alice Jane (born 1880 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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Edward Hand's household

Male

Edward

Hand

Head
Female

Mary

Hand

Wife
Female

Sarah

Hand

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hand

Daughter
Male

John

Hand

Son
Female

Emma

Hand

Daughter
Male

Edward

Hand

Son
Male

Alfred

Hand

Son
Male

James Edd

Hand

Nephew
Female

Alice Jane

Hand

Niece
First name(s) Edward
Last name Hand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Hand

Head

Married

54

1827

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Hand

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Hand

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Hand

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Hand

Son

Single

19

1862

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Hand

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Hand

Son

Single

13

1868

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Hand

Son

Single

10

1871

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James Edd

Hand

Nephew

Single

5

1876

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Alice Jane

Hand

Niece

Single

1

1880

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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