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Household of James M Edwards (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 M Edwards and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James M Edwards, born in 1837 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 12 members. James M was the head of the household, married to Ellen Edwards, born in 1844 in Erith, Kent, England. They had 4 children; John H (born 1866 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Mary H (born 1868 in Honor Oak, Surrey, England), Lizzie A (born 1870 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England) and Arthur J (born 1871 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James M's Step Daughter, Ada (born 1862 in Plumstead, Kent, England), James M's Step Son, Edward (born 1864 in Plumstead, Kent, England), James M's Step Son, Arthur O (born 1866 in Erith, Kent, England), James M's Step Son, Joseph (born 1871 in Bexley, Kent, England), James M's Servant, Emma (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and James M's Servant, Rebecca (born 1839 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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James M Edwards's household

Male

James M

Edwards

Head
Female

Ellen

Edwards

Wife
Male

John H

Edwards

Son
Female

Mary H

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Lizzie A

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Arthur J

Edwards

Son
Female

Ada

Bailey

Step Daughter
Male

Edward

Bailey

Step Son
Male

Arthur O

Bailey

Step Son
Male

Joseph

Bailey

Step Son
Female

Emma

Manners

Servant
Female

Rebecca

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James M
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James M

Edwards

Head

Married

44

1837

Exeter, Devon, England

Ellen

Edwards

Wife

Married

37

1844

Erith, Kent, England

John H

Edwards

Son

Single

15

1866

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary H

Edwards

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Honor Oak, Surrey, England

Lizzie A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thornton Heath, Surrey, England

Arthur J

Edwards

Son

Single

10

1871

Thornton Heath, Surrey, England

Ada

Bailey

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Plumstead, Kent, England

Edward

Bailey

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Plumstead, Kent, England

Arthur O

Bailey

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Erith, Kent, England

Joseph

Bailey

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Bexley, Kent, England

Emma

Manners

Servant

Single

19

1862

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Smith

Servant

Widow

42

1839

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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