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Household of John Edwards (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwards, born in 1837 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1842 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Clara (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, William H (born 1808 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and John's Brother, Alfred (born 1858 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Female

Clara

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Edwards

Son
Female

Florence

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William H

Edwards

Father
Male

Alfred

Edwards

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

44

1837

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

39

1842

Tavistock, Devon, England

William

Edwards

Son

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

Clara

Edwards

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ernest

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Florence

Edwards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

William H

Edwards

Father

Widower

73

1808

Plymouth, Devon, England

Alfred

Edwards

Brother

Single

23

1858

Plymouth, Devon, England

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