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Household of Henry Edwards (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Edwards, born in 1827 in Saline, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Isabella Edwards, born in 1834 in Banavie, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Henry (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1868 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Henry Edwards's household

Male

Henry

Edwards

Head
Female

Isabella

Edwards

Wife
Male

Henry

Edwards

Son
Female

Helen

Edwards

Daughter
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Male

David

Edwards

Son
Male

Archibald

Edwards

Son
Female

Catherine

Edwards

Daughter
Male

James

Edwards

Son
Female

Isabella

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Robert

Edwards

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Saline, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Edwards

Head

Married

54

1827

Saline, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Edwards

Wife

Married

47

1834

Banavie, Invernessshire, Scotland

Henry

Edwards

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Edwards

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Edwards

Son

-

14

1867

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Edwards

Son

-

13

1868

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Edwards

Daughter

-

11

1870

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Edwards

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Edwards

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Edwards

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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