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Household of James Edwards (born 1847, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Edwards, born in 1847 in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Edwards, born in 1857 in Durham, England. They had 3 children; William A (born 1877 in Tow Law, Durham, England), James (born 1879 in Tow Law, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Mary J Dodds, born in 1860 in Spital Tongues, Northumberland, England.


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James Edwards's household

Male

James

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Edwards

Wife
Male

William A

Edwards

Son
Male

James

Edwards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Dodds

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Edwards

Head

Married

34

1847

Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth A

Edwards

Wife

Married

24

1857

Durham, England

William A

Edwards

Son

Single

4

1877

Tow Law, Durham, England

James

Edwards

Son

Single

2

1879

Tow Law, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Mary J

Dodds

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Spital Tongues, Northumberland, England

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