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Household of John Edwards (born 1832, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, Essex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwards, born in 1832 in Rayleigh, Essex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1831 in Wickford, Essex, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1868 in Rayleigh, Essex, England) and Mary (born 1870 in Rayleigh, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Henry (born 1862 in Essex, England), John's Boarder, Herbert (born 1823 in Rawreth, Essex, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1838 in Chatham, Essex, England), John's Boarder, Charles (born 1831 in Rayleigh, Essex, England) and John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1845 in Layer Breton, Essex, England).


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Male

James

Edwards

Son
Female

Mary

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Henry

White

Boarder
Male

Herbert

Quinn

Boarder
Male

William

Jones

Boarder
Male

Charles

Halls

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Perry

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Rayleigh, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

49

1832

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

50

1831

Wickford, Essex, England

James

Edwards

Son

Single

13

1868

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Mary

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Henry

White

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Essex, England

Herbert

Quinn

Boarder

Single

58

1823

Rawreth, Essex, England

William

Jones

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Chatham, Essex, England

Charles

Halls

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Rayleigh, Essex, England

Samuel

Perry

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Layer Breton, Essex, England

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