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Household of Henry Edwardson (born 1810, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 Edwardson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Edwardson, born in 1810 in Unst, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwardson, born in 1808 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1835 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Joan (born 1845 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Henrietta (born 1850 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Grandson, Christopher R (born 1868 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Henry's Boarder, Thomas (born 1858 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Henry Edwardson's household
Henry
Edwardson
Head
Elizabeth
Edwardson
Wife
Elizabeth
Edwardson
Daughter
Joan
Edwardson
Daughter
Henrietta
Edwardson
Daughter
Christopher R
Edwardson
Grandson
Thomas
Pole
Boarder
| First name(s) | Henry |
| Last name | Edwardson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 71 |
| Birth year | 1810 |
| Birth place | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | Edwardson | Head | Married | 71 | 1810 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Edwardson | Wife | Married | 73 | 1808 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Edwardson | Daughter | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Joan | Edwardson | Daughter | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Henrietta | Edwardson | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Christopher R | Edwardson | Grandson | - | 13 | 1868 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Thomas | Pole | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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