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Household of George Edwards (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

George Edwards and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Edwards, born in 1847 in Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1852 in Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Walter (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Lilly (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, Henry Fox, born in 1851 in Lancashire, England.


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George Edwards's household

Male

George

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Male

Walter

Edwards

Son
Female

Lilly

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Henry

Fox

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Edwards

Head

Married

34

1847

Cheshire, England

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

29

1852

Cheshire, England

Walter

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Edwards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Fox

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Lancashire, England

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