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Household of George Edwards (born 1844, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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.

George Edwards and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Edwards, born in 1844 in Gillingham, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Edwards, born in 1840 in Daylesford, Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; Aubrey G (born 1872 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Mabel N (born 1875 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), Evelyn May (born 1877 in Gillingham, Dorset, England) and Richard J (born 1881 in Gillingham, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Visitor, Rhoda M (born 1865 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), George's Servant, Florence A (born 1866 in Motcombe, Dorset, England) and George's Boarder, Thomas (born 1833 in Norfolk, England).


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George Edwards's household

Male

George

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Edwards

Wife
Male

Aubrey G

Edwards

Son
Female

Mabel N

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Evelyn May

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Richard J

Edwards

Son
Female

Rhoda M

Shepherd

Visitor
Female

Florence A

Arnold

Servant
Male

Thomas

Howard

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gillingham, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Edwards

Head

Married

37

1844

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Mary Ann

Edwards

Wife

Married

41

1840

Daylesford, Worcestershire, England

Aubrey G

Edwards

Son

Single

9

1872

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Mabel N

Edwards

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Evelyn May

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Richard J

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Rhoda M

Shepherd

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Florence A

Arnold

Servant

Single

15

1866

Motcombe, Dorset, England

Thomas

Howard

Boarder

Married

48

1833

Norfolk, England

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