Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Edwards (born 1831, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwards, born in 1831 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Edwards, born in 1837 in Tettenhall, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Alfred (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Jesse (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Leonard (born 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Ellen Smith, born in 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Annie

Edwards

Wife
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Male

Alfred

Edwards

Son
Male

Jesse

Edwards

Son
Male

Leonard

Edwards

Son
Female

Ellen

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wolverhampton, 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

50

1831

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Edwards

Wife

Married

44

1837

Tettenhall, Staffordshire, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

19

1862

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Edwards

Son

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jesse

Edwards

Son

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Leonard

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Smith

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Edwards in Wolverhampton in 1881, and follow the Edwards family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Edwards

We’ve found John Edwards in 1105 family trees. Find out more about John Edwards' household and view the Edwards family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census