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Household of John Edwards (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwards, born in 1839 in Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Edwards, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1871 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1875 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), Josiah (born 1879 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Staffordshire, England).


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Martha

Edwards

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Martha

Edwards

Daughter
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Male

Josiah

Edwards

Son
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

42

1839

Staffordshire, England

Martha

Edwards

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Edwards

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

6

1875

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Josiah

Edwards

Son

Single

2

1879

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Staffordshire, England

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