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Household of Jess Edwards (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Jess Edwards and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jess Edwards, born in 1837 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 11 members. Jess was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1840 in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 8 children; William H (born 1859 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Lizzie (born 1861 in Soho, Middlesex, England), Kate (born 1864 in Soho, Middlesex, England), Jessie (born 1866 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Harriett (born 1871 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England), George (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jess's Boarder, James Heal, born in 1859 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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Jess Edwards's household

Male

Jess

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife
Male

William H

Edwards

Son
Female

Lizzie

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Kate

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Charles

Edwards

Son
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Female

Florence

Edwards

Daughter
Male

James

Heal

Boarder
First name(s) Jess
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jess

Edwards

Head

Married

44

1837

Bath, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife

Married

41

1840

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England

William H

Edwards

Son

Single

22

1859

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Lizzie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Soho, Middlesex, England

Kate

Edwards

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Soho, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Islington, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Edwards

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Islington, Middlesex, England

Charles

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

George

Edwards

Son

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Florence

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

James

Heal

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Exeter, Devon, England

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