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Household of John Edwards (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwards, born in 1837 in Pinhoe, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Edwards, born in 1839 in Broadclyst, Devon, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1863 in Pinhoe, Devon, England), Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Poltimore, Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1872 in Poltimore, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Edith Collard, born in 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Sarah

Edwards

Wife
Male

James

Edwards

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Edith

Collard

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Pinhoe, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

44

1837

Pinhoe, Devon, England

Sarah

Edwards

Wife

Married

42

1839

Broadclyst, Devon, England

James

Edwards

Son

Single

18

1863

Pinhoe, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Edwards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Poltimore, Devon, England

Lucy

Edwards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Poltimore, Devon, England

Edith

Collard

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

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