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Household of James Edwards (born 1842, Cardiganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1842 in Cardiganshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Edwards, born in 1845 in Cardiganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Evan T (born 1870 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John J (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charlotte A (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Jane (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, John (born 1850 in Tavistock, Devon, England), James's Lodger, Owen (born 1853 in Llangranog, Cardiganshire, Wales), James's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Llangranog, Cardiganshire, Wales) and James's Lodger, Jenkin T (born 1881 in Llangranog, Cardiganshire, Wales).


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James Edwards's household

Male

James

Edwards

Head
Female

Harriet

Edwards

Wife
Male

Evan T

Edwards

Son
Male

John J

Edwards

Son
Female

Charlotte A

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Jane

Edwards

Daughter
Male

John

Dashford

Lodger
Male

Owen

Jones

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Lodger
Male

Jenkin T

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Edwards

Head

Married

39

1842

Cardiganshire, Wales

Harriet

Edwards

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cardiganshire, Wales

Evan T

Edwards

Son

Single

11

1870

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John J

Edwards

Son

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charlotte A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Edwards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Dashford

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Tavistock, Devon, England

Owen

Jones

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Llangranog, Cardiganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Jones

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Llangranog, Cardiganshire, Wales

Jenkin T

Jones

Lodger

Single

0

1881

Llangranog, Cardiganshire, Wales

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