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Household of John Edge (born 1843, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edge, born in 1843 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Edge, born in 1846 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Oswald (born 1868 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Norman (born 1870 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Harold (born 1876 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1879 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Margaret J (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ellen Platt, born in 1804 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England.


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John Edge's household

Male

John

Edge

Head
Female

Margaret

Edge

Wife
Male

Oswald

Edge

Son
Male

Norman

Edge

Son
Male

Harold

Edge

Son
Female

Alice A

Edge

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Edge

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Platt

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Edge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edge

Head

Married

38

1843

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Edge

Wife

Married

35

1846

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Oswald

Edge

Son

Single

13

1868

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Norman

Edge

Son

Single

11

1870

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Harold

Edge

Son

Single

5

1876

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Edge

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Margaret J

Edge

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Platt

Mother In Law

Married

77

1804

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

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