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Household of George Edwards (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Edwards, born in 1835 in Longton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Edwards, born in 1841 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Richard H (born 1866 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1874 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1878 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Step Daughter, Charlotte (born 1864 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), George's Boarder, Thomas (born 1849 in Longton, Staffordshire, England) and George's Boarder, William (born 1869 in Longton, Staffordshire, England).


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George Edwards's household

Male

George

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Edwards

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Cook

Step Daughter
Male

Richard H

Edwards

Son
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Male

Albert

Edwards

Son
Male

Thomas

Perkins

Boarder
Male

William

Perkins

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Longton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Edwards

Head

Married

46

1835

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Edwards

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Charlotte

Cook

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Richard H

Edwards

Son

Single

15

1866

Longton, Staffordshire, England

George

Edwards

Son

Single

7

1874

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Edwards

Son

Single

3

1878

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Perkins

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Longton, Staffordshire, England

William

Perkins

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Longton, Staffordshire, England

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