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Household of Herbert Edwards (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Herbert Edwards and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Edwards, born in 1840 in Kent, consisted of 6 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1855 in Cumberland, England. They had 2 children; Lizzie E (born 1879 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England) and Mary J (born 1881 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1817 in Hampshire, England) and Herbert's Brother In Law, Edmund (born 1859 in Liscard, Cheshire, England).


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Herbert Edwards's household

Male

Herbert

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife
Female

Lizzie E

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Jane

Little

Mother In Law
Male

Edmund

Little

Brother In Law
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Edwards

Head

Married

41

1840

Kent, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife

Married

26

1855

Cumberland, England

Lizzie E

Edwards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

New Brighton, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

New Brighton, Cheshire, England

Jane

Little

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Hampshire, England

Edmund

Little

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Liscard, Cheshire, England

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