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Household of Henry Edwards (born 1848, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Romney Marsh, Kent, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Edwards, born in 1848 in Hastings, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in New Romney, Kent, England), Helen (born 1870 in New Romney, Kent, England), Fanny (born 1873 in New Romney, Kent, England) and Cecilia Edwards (born 1881 in New Romney, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Housekeeper, Estha Castle, born in 1855 in New Romney, Kent, England.


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Henry Edwards's household

Male

Henry

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Helen

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Cecilia Edwards

Castle

Daughter
Female

Estha

Castle

Housekeeper
First name(s) Henry
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hastings, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Edwards

Head

Widower

33

1848

Hastings, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

New Romney, Kent, England

Helen

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

New Romney, Kent, England

Fanny

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

New Romney, Kent, England

Cecilia Edwards

Castle

Daughter

Single

0

1881

New Romney, Kent, England

Estha

Castle

Housekeeper

Single

26

1855

New Romney, Kent, England

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