Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Henry W Edwards (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 W Edwards and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry W Edwards, born in 1840 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Henry W was the head of the household, married to Dorcas Edwards, born in 1841 in Bruisyard, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; George H (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Albert H (born 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry W's Mother, Louisa J (born 1808 in Middlesex, England) and Henry W's Lodger, Frederick S (born 1851 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Henry W Edwards's household

Male

Henry W

Edwards

Head
Female

Dorcas

Edwards

Wife
Female

Louisa J

Edwards

Mother
Male

George H

Edwards

Son
Male

Albert H

Edwards

Son
Male

Frederick S

Kimble

Lodger
First name(s) Henry W
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry W

Edwards

Head

Married

41

1840

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Dorcas

Edwards

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bruisyard, Suffolk, England

Louisa J

Edwards

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Middlesex, England

George H

Edwards

Son

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

Albert H

Edwards

Son

Single

10

1871

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frederick S

Kimble

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Islington, Middlesex, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Henry W Edwards in Chelsea in 1881, and follow the Edwards family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Henry W Edwards

We’ve found Henry W Edwards in 271 family trees. Find out more about Henry W Edwards' household and view the Edwards family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census