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Household of Edwin J Desforges (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Staines, Middlesex,Surrey, 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 J Desforges and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin J Desforges, born in 1844 in Brentford, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Edwin J was the head of the household, married to Sarah Desforges, born in 1842 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1869 in London, Middlesex, England), Edwin J (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), Emily A (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin J's Boarder, Benjamin Russell, born in 1840 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.


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Edwin J Desforges's household

Male

Edwin J

Desforges

Head
Female

Sarah

Desforges

Wife
Female

Sarah

Desforges

Daughter
Male

Edwin J

Desforges

Son
Female

Emily A

Desforges

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Desforges

Son
Male

Benjamin

Russell

Boarder
First name(s) Edwin J
Last name Desforges
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Brentford, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin J

Desforges

Head

Married

37

1844

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Desforges

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Desforges

Daughter

Single

12

1869

London, Middlesex, England

Edwin J

Desforges

Son

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

Emily A

Desforges

Daughter

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Desforges

Son

Single

6

1875

London, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Russell

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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