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Household of John Edwards (born 1841, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwards, born in 1841 in Whittington, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Edwards, born in 1840 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; Stephen (born 1866 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1870 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), John's Step Son, Thomas (born 1870 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and John's Step Son, John (born 1873 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Maria

Edwards

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Darby

Step Daughter
Male

Stephen

Edwards

Son
Male

Thomas

Darby

Step Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Edwards

Daughter
Male

John

Darby

Step Son
Female

Eliza

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Edwards

Son
Female

Ellen

Edwards

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Whittington, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

40

1841

Whittington, Shropshire, England

Maria

Edwards

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Darby

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Stephen

Edwards

Son

Single

15

1866

Whittington, Derbyshire, England

Thomas

Darby

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Jane

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

John

Darby

Step Son

Single

8

1873

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Edwards

Son

Single

2

1879

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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