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Household of Edwin Major (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 Major and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Major, born in 1844 in East Brent, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Major, born in 1842 in Mark, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1870 in East Brent, Somerset, England), Thomas W (born 1876 in East Brent, Somerset, England) and John (born 1878 in East Brent, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Mother In Law, Ann Croker, born in 1815 in Mark, Somerset, England.


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Edwin Major's household

Male

Edwin

Major

Head
Female

Sarah A

Major

Wife
Female

Ann

Major

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Major

Son
Male

John

Major

Son
Female

Ann

Croker

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Major
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place East Brent, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Major

Head

Married

37

1844

East Brent, Somerset, England

Sarah A

Major

Wife

Married

39

1842

Mark, Somerset, England

Ann

Major

Daughter

Single

11

1870

East Brent, Somerset, England

Thomas W

Major

Son

Single

5

1876

East Brent, Somerset, England

John

Major

Son

Single

3

1878

East Brent, Somerset, England

Ann

Croker

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Mark, Somerset, England

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