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Household of Henry Edwards (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry Edwards and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Edwards, born in 1845 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ann Edwards, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Henry W (born 1869 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), John T (born 1871 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1874 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), William (born 1875 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Edwin (born 1878 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1879 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1881 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Edwin Sharpe, born in 1846 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.


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Henry Edwards's household

Male

Henry

Edwards

Head
Female

Ann

Edwards

Wife
Male

Henry W

Edwards

Son
Male

John T

Edwards

Son
Female

Mary A

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Male

Edwin

Edwards

Son
Male

Robert

Edwards

Son
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Male

Edwin

Sharpe

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Edwards

Head

Married

36

1845

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Ann

Edwards

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Henry W

Edwards

Son

Single

12

1869

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

John T

Edwards

Son

Single

10

1871

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

William

Edwards

Son

Single

6

1875

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Edwards

Son

Single

3

1878

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Robert

Edwards

Son

Single

2

1879

Bow, Middlesex, England

George

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Bow, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Sharpe

Boarder

-

35

1846

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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