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Household of John Edwards (born 1840, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Forest, Hampshire, 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 Edwards and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwards, born in 1840 in Bucknell, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Edwards, born in 1840 in Claines, Worcestershire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Ann (born 1873 in Nottinghamshire, England), John (born 1874 in Darlington, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1876 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England), George (born 1880 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Minstead, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Elizabeth Plasket, born in 1833 in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England.


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Ann

Edwards

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Edwards

Daughter
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Male

Herbert

Edwards

Son
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Female

Infant

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Plasket

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bucknell, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

41

1840

Bucknell, Shropshire, England

Ann

Edwards

Wife

Married

41

1840

Claines, Worcestershire, England

Sarah Ann

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Nottinghamshire, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

George

Edwards

Son

Single

1

1880

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Infant

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Minstead, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Plasket

Visitor

-

48

1833

Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England

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