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Household of Henry Edwards (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Edwards, born in 1842 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1844 in Chawleigh, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1867 in Chawleigh, Devon, England), Fred (born 1869 in Chawleigh, Devon, England), Henry (born 1871 in Chawleigh, Devon, England), William (born 1872 in Chawleigh, Devon, England), Selina (born 1878 in Chawleigh, Devon, England) and John (born 1881 in Chawleigh, Devon, England).


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Henry Edwards's household

Male

Henry

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife
Female

Mary E

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Fred

Edwards

Son
Male

Henry

Edwards

Son
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Female

Selina

Edwards

Daughter
Male

John

Edwards

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Edwards

Head

Married

39

1842

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife

Married

37

1844

Chawleigh, Devon, England

Mary E

Edwards

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chawleigh, Devon, England

Fred

Edwards

Son

Single

12

1869

Chawleigh, Devon, England

Henry

Edwards

Son

Single

10

1871

Chawleigh, Devon, England

William

Edwards

Son

Single

9

1872

Chawleigh, Devon, England

Selina

Edwards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chawleigh, Devon, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Chawleigh, Devon, England

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