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Household of James Edwards (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Edwards, born in 1829 in Christow, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Edwards, born in 1825 in Drewsteignton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1859 in Christow, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Christow, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Richard (born 1859 in Devon, England), James's Servant, George (born 1865 in Devon, England), James's Servant, James (born 1867 in Christow, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Alma (born 1863 in Christow, Devon, England).


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James Edwards's household

Male

James

Edwards

Head
Female

Eliza

Edwards

Wife
Male

Richard

Edwards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Richard

Mitchell

Servant
Male

George

Leaman

Servant
Male

James

Gove

Servant
Female

Alma

Lovell

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Christow, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Edwards

Head

Married

52

1829

Christow, Devon, England

Eliza

Edwards

Wife

Married

56

1825

Drewsteignton, Devon, England

Richard

Edwards

Son

Single

22

1859

Christow, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Christow, Devon, England

Richard

Mitchell

Servant

Single

22

1859

Devon, England

George

Leaman

Servant

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

James

Gove

Servant

Single

14

1867

Christow, Devon, England

Alma

Lovell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Christow, Devon, England

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