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Household of James H Edwards (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 H Edwards and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Edwards, born in 1847 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. James H was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Edwards, born in 1847 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Samuel Y (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James H (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Maria E (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), David C (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Seymour J (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Percy G (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James H's Servant, Mary E Williams, born in 1866 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.


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James H Edwards's household

Male

James H

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Edwards

Wife
Male

Samuel Y

Edwards

Son
Male

James H

Edwards

Son
Female

Maria E

Edwards

Daughter
Male

David C

Edwards

Son
Male

Seymour J

Edwards

Son
Male

Percy G

Edwards

Son
Female

Mary E

Williams

Servant
First name(s) James H
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James H

Edwards

Head

Married

34

1847

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth J

Edwards

Wife

Married

34

1847

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Samuel Y

Edwards

Son

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James H

Edwards

Son

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Maria E

Edwards

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

David C

Edwards

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Seymour J

Edwards

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Percy G

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Williams

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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