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Household of Edwin Edge (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Edwin Edge and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Edge, born in 1840 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Ann Edge, born in 1845 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1866 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1867 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Teresa (born 1873 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Mother In Law, Jemima Backhouse, born in 1805 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England.


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Edwin Edge's household

Male

Edwin

Edge

Head
Female

Ann

Edge

Wife
Female

Mary

Edge

Daughter
Female

Jane

Edge

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Edge

Daughter
Female

Teresa

Edge

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Edge

Daughter
Male

John

Edge

Son
Female

Ann

Edge

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Backhouse

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Edge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Edge

Head

Married

41

1840

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Edge

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Edge

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Edge

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Edge

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Teresa

Edge

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Edge

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Edge

Son

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Edge

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Jemima

Backhouse

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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