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Household of Edward Handley (born 1838, Worcestershire)

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 Handley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Handley, born in 1838 in Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Isabella Handley, born in 1837 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1865 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, William Thomson, born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Edward Handley's household

Male

Edward

Handley

Head
Female

Isabella

Handley

Wife
Female

Mary A

Hilton

Daughter
Male

Edward

Hilton

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Hilton

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Handley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Handley

Head

Married

43

1838

Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire, England

Isabella

Handley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Hilton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Hilton

Son

Single

11

1870

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

William

Thomson

Boarder

Widower

34

1847

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Hilton

Son

Single

7

1874

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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