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Household of James Edwards (born 1847, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Edwards, born in 1847 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1848 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1867 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1869 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), David (born 1873 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Benjamin (born 1876 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1879 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Gwenllian (born 1881 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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James Edwards's household

Male

James

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Female

Mary E

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter
Male

David

Edwards

Son
Male

Benjamin

Edwards

Son
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Female

Gwenllian

Edwards

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Edwards

Head

Married

34

1847

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary E

Edwards

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

David

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Benjamin

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Edwards

Son

Single

2

1879

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gwenllian

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

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