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Household of James Edwards (born 1817, Somerset)

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 1817 in Somerset, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1831 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1856 in Middlesex, England), Elizabeth H (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William (born 1862 in Devonport, Devon, England), John (born 1877 in Scotland) and Betsy (born 1879 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Mary (born 1831 in Devonport, Devon, England), James's Lodger, William (born 1845 in Scotland), James's Lodger, Kate (born 1847 in Start, Devon, England), James's Lodger, Susan (born 1842 in Devon, England) and James's Lodger, Minnie (born 1872 in Devon, England).


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James Edwards's household

Male

James

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Female

Elizabeth H

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Female

Mary

Prout

Lodger
Male

William

Teraser

Lodger
Female

Kate

Teraser

Lodger
Male

John

Teraser

Son
Female

Betsy

Teraser

Daughter
Female

Susan

Luscombe

Lodger
Female

Minnie

Luscombe

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Edwards

Head

Married

64

1817

Somerset, England

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

50

1831

Devon, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

25

1856

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth H

Edwards

Daughter

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Edwards

Son

Single

19

1862

Devonport, Devon, England

Mary

Prout

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Devonport, Devon, England

William

Teraser

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Scotland

Kate

Teraser

Lodger

Widow

34

1847

Start, Devon, England

John

Teraser

Son

Single

4

1877

Scotland

Betsy

Teraser

Daughter

Single

2

1879

City of London, Middlesex, England

Susan

Luscombe

Lodger

Widow

39

1842

Devon, England

Minnie

Luscombe

Lodger

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

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