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Household of John Edge (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

John Edge and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edge, born in 1842 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edge, born in 1843 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Joseph Henry (born 1864 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizth (born 1868 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), James Willm (born 1876 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1878 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, Joseph Pickup, born in 1815 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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John Edge's household

Male

John

Edge

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edge

Wife
Male

Thomas

Edge

Son
Male

Joseph Henry

Edge

Son
Female

Mary Elizth

Edge

Daughter
Male

John

Edge

Son
Female

Ellen

Edge

Daughter
Male

James Willm

Edge

Son
Female

Martha

Edge

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Pickup

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Edge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edge

Head

Married

39

1842

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Edge

Wife

Married

38

1843

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Edge

Son

Single

19

1862

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph Henry

Edge

Son

Single

17

1864

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizth

Edge

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Atherton, Lancashire, England

John

Edge

Son

Single

10

1871

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Edge

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

James Willm

Edge

Son

Single

5

1876

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Edge

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Pickup

Father In Law

Widower

66

1815

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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