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Household of Edward Milns (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Milns and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Milns, born in 1849 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Milns, born in 1854 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; William Edward (born 1878 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), Emma Elizabeth (born 1879 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Tankersley, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Sister, Sarah Hannah (born 1851 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England), Edward's Apprentice, Herbert (born 1866 in Lincolnshire, England) and Edward's Servant, Annie Elizabeth (born 1863 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Milns's household

Male

Edward

Milns

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Milns

Wife
Male

William Edward

Milns

Son
Female

Emma Elizabeth

Milns

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Milns

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Milns

Mother
Female

Sarah Hannah

Milns

Sister
Male

Herbert

Dixon

Apprentice
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Chapman

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Milns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Milns

Head

Married

32

1849

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Milns

Wife

Married

27

1854

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

William Edward

Milns

Son

Single

3

1878

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Emma Elizabeth

Milns

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Milns

Son

Single

0

1881

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Milns

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Tankersley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Hannah

Milns

Sister

Single

30

1851

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Dixon

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Lincolnshire, England

Annie Elizabeth

Chapman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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