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Household of John Edgell (born 1846, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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 Edgell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgell, born in 1846 in Kilmersdon, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mercy Edgell, born in 1844 in North Common, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Albert (born 1867 in Kilmersdon, Gloucestershire, England), Fanny (born 1871 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Kilmersdon, Gloucestershire, England) and Louisa (born 1881 in Bedminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Charles (born 1856 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England) and John's Lodger, Edmund (born 1854 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).


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John Edgell's household

Male

John

Edgell

Head
Female

Mercy

Edgell

Wife
Male

Albert

Edgell

Son
Female

Fanny

Edgell

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Edgell

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Edgell

Daughter
Male

Charles

Jones

Lodger
Male

Edmund

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Edgell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kilmersdon, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edgell

Head

Married

35

1846

Kilmersdon, Gloucestershire, England

Mercy

Edgell

Wife

Married

37

1844

North Common, Gloucestershire, England

Albert

Edgell

Son

Single

14

1867

Kilmersdon, Gloucestershire, England

Fanny

Edgell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Ellen

Edgell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kilmersdon, Gloucestershire, England

Louisa

Edgell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Charles

Jones

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Edmund

Jones

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

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