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Household of Emma J Edwards (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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.

Emma J Edwards and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Emma J Edwards, born in 1835 in Yeovil, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Emma J was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Bessie (born 1858 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Alice M (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Edith M (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Emma J's Sister In Law, Kate (born 1831 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Emma J's Boarder, Annie (born 1850 in Devon, England) and Emma J's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Cornwall, England).


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Emma J Edwards's household

Female

Emma J

Edwards

Head
Female

Bessie

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Kate

Edwards

Sister In Law
Female

Annie

Doble

Boarder
Female

Emma

Speare

Servant
First name(s) Emma J
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Yeovil, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emma J

Edwards

Head

Widow

46

1835

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Bessie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Alice M

Edwards

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edith M

Edwards

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Kate

Edwards

Sister In Law

Single

50

1831

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Annie

Doble

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Devon, England

Emma

Speare

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cornwall, England

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