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Household of Edward Ledsom (born 1847, 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 Ledsom and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Ledsom, born in 1847 in Bebington, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Ledsom, born in 1849 in Stoke, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Richard (born 1875 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), John (born 1878 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Edward's Brother In Law, John (born 1855 in Stoke, Cheshire, England) and Edward's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Bebington, Cheshire, England).


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Edward Ledsom's household

Male

Edward

Ledsom

Head
Female

Jane

Ledsom

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ledsom

Son
Male

Richard

Ledsom

Son
Male

John

Ledsom

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Ledsom

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Foster

Boarder
Male

John

Pardoe

Brother In Law
Male

Thomas

Johnson

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Ledsom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bebington, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Ledsom

Head

Married

34

1847

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Jane

Ledsom

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stoke, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Ledsom

Son

Single

8

1873

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Richard

Ledsom

Son

Single

6

1875

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

John

Ledsom

Son

Single

3

1878

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Ledsom

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Foster

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Pardoe

Brother In Law

Single

26

1855

Stoke, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Johnson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Bebington, Cheshire, England

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