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Household of Henry Edwards (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Edwards, born in 1831 in Sherford, Devon, consisted of 12 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Adams Edwards, born in 1840 in Mothecombe, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Henry Burnell (born 1872 in Devon, England), William Richard Burnell (born 1874 in Combe, Devon, England), John Burnell (born 1876 in Combe, Devon, England), Charles Harold (born 1879 in Combe, Devon, England) and Ethel Christian (born 1881 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1832 in Modbury, Devon, England), Henry's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England), Henry's Servant, Charles James (born 1863 in Ermington, Devon, England), Henry's Servant, Richard (born 1858 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, England) and Henry's Servant, John (born 1866 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England).


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Henry Edwards's household

Male

Henry

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary Jane Adams

Edwards

Wife
Male

Henry Burnell

Edwards

Son
Male

William Richard Burnell

Edwards

Son
Male

John Burnell

Edwards

Son
Male

Charles Harold

Edwards

Son
Female

Ethel Christian

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Martin

Servant
Female

Mary

Pope

Servant
Male

Charles James

Pinwell

Servant
Male

Richard

Oldrieve

Servant
Male

John

Tucker

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sherford, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Edwards

Head

Married

50

1831

Sherford, Devon, England

Mary Jane Adams

Edwards

Wife

Married

41

1840

Mothecombe, Devon, England

Henry Burnell

Edwards

Son

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

William Richard Burnell

Edwards

Son

Single

7

1874

Combe, Devon, England

John Burnell

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Combe, Devon, England

Charles Harold

Edwards

Son

Single

2

1879

Combe, Devon, England

Ethel Christian

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

Mary Jane

Martin

Servant

Single

49

1832

Modbury, Devon, England

Mary

Pope

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Charles James

Pinwell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ermington, Devon, England

Richard

Oldrieve

Servant

Single

23

1858

Stoke Fleming, Devon, England

John

Tucker

Servant

Single

15

1866

Kingsbridge, Devon, England

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