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Household of James Edwards (born 1847, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Middlesex, 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.

James Edwards and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Edwards, born in 1847 in Langford, Bedfordshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Matilda Edwards, born in 1858 in Langford, Bedfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Ruth (born 1873 in Langford, Bedfordshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Langford, Bedfordshire, England), Lidda (born 1877 in Finchley, Bedfordshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Finchley, Bedfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father In Law, Joseph (born 1813 in Langford, Bedfordshire, England), James's Boarder, Samuel (born 1857 in Bedfordshire, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1847 in Bedfordshire, England) and James's Boarder, Frederick (born 1864 in Bedfordshire, England).


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James Edwards's household

Male

James

Edwards

Head
Female

Matilda

Edwards

Wife
Female

Ruth

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Annie

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Lidda

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Edwards

Son
Male

Joseph

Bland

Father In Law
Male

Samuel

Gray

Boarder
Male

John

Robinson

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Webster

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Langford, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Edwards

Head

Married

34

1847

Langford, Bedfordshire, England

Matilda

Edwards

Wife

Married

23

1858

Langford, Bedfordshire, England

Ruth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Langford, Bedfordshire, England

Annie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Langford, Bedfordshire, England

Lidda

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Finchley, Bedfordshire, England

Joseph

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Finchley, Bedfordshire, England

Joseph

Bland

Father In Law

Married

68

1813

Langford, Bedfordshire, England

Samuel

Gray

Boarder

Widower

24

1857

Bedfordshire, England

John

Robinson

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Bedfordshire, England

Frederick

Webster

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Bedfordshire, England

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