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Household of Edward Williams (born 1841, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Devon, 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 Williams and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Williams, born in 1841 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Selina Elizabeth Williams, born in 1839 in Tiverton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; James Yarbury (born 1867 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Amelia Eliza (born 1876 in Tiverton, Devon, England) and Elizabeth May (born 1878 in Tiverton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Mother In Law, Harriet (born 1814 in Honiton, Devon, England), Edward's Niece, Rhoda (born 1869 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Edward's Niece, Harriet Eliza (born 1871 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Edward's Servant, Sabina (born 1862 in Chard, Somerset, England) and Edward's Assistant, Henry Adams (born 1863 in Pinhoe, Devon, England).


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Edward Williams's household

Male

Edward

Williams

Head
Female

Selina Elizabeth

Williams

Wife
Male

James Yarbury

Williams

Son
Female

Amelia Eliza

Williams

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth May

Williams

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Beck

Mother In Law
Female

Rhoda

Walkling

Niece
Female

Harriet Eliza

Walkling

Niece
Female

Sabina

Webber

Servant
Male

Henry Adams

Madge

Assistant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Williams

Head

Married

40

1841

Bath, Somerset, England

Selina Elizabeth

Williams

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tiverton, Devon, England

James Yarbury

Williams

Son

Single

14

1867

Tiverton, Devon, England

Amelia Eliza

Williams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tiverton, Devon, England

Elizabeth May

Williams

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Tiverton, Devon, England

Harriet

Beck

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Honiton, Devon, England

Rhoda

Walkling

Niece

Single

12

1869

Tiverton, Devon, England

Harriet Eliza

Walkling

Niece

Single

10

1871

Tiverton, Devon, England

Sabina

Webber

Servant

Single

19

1862

Chard, Somerset, England

Henry Adams

Madge

Assistant

Single

18

1863

Pinhoe, Devon, England

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