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Household of James Edwards (born 1838, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Edwards, born in 1838 in Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza W Edwards, born in 1844 in Christow, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Clara Ann (born 1868 in Christow, Devon, England), Charles (born 1873 in United States), Joseph (born 1876 in United States) and Maud (born 1880 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1851 in -), James's Boarder, James (born 1831 in -), James's Boarder, Charles (born 1829 in -), James's Boarder, Henry (born 1816 in -), James's Boarder, George (born 1835 in -) and James's Boarder, William (born 1836 in -).


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James Edwards's household

Male

James

Edwards

Head
Female

Eliza W

Edwards

Wife
Female

Clara Ann

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Charles

Edwards

Son
Male

Joseph

Edwards

Son
Female

Maud

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William

Stentiford

Boarder
Male

James

Heath

Boarder
Male

Charles

Hutchings

Boarder
Male

Henry

Lidstone

Boarder
Male

George

Edworthy

Boarder
Male

William

Bendills

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Edwards

Head

Married

43

1838

Cornwall, England

Eliza W

Edwards

Wife

Married

37

1844

Christow, Devon, England

Clara Ann

Edwards

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Christow, Devon, England

Charles

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

United States

Joseph

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

United States

Maud

Edwards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

William

Stentiford

Boarder

Single

30

1851

-

James

Heath

Boarder

Single

50

1831

-

Charles

Hutchings

Boarder

Single

52

1829

-

Henry

Lidstone

Boarder

Single

65

1816

-

George

Edworthy

Boarder

Single

46

1835

-

William

Bendills

Boarder

Single

45

1836

-

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