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Household of John Edwards (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 1854 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Edwards, born in 1852 in Wales. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1873 in Wales), Adam (born 1875 in Wales), Ann J (born 1878 in Wales) and Emily (born 1880 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Peter (born 1842 in Wales) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1852 in Neston, Cheshire, England).


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Sarah

Edwards

Wife
Female

Mary A

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Adam

Edwards

Son
Female

Ann J

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Emily

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Peter

Millington

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Dodd

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

27

1854

Wales

Sarah

Edwards

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wales

Mary A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wales

Adam

Edwards

Son

Single

6

1875

Wales

Ann J

Edwards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wales

Emily

Edwards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Millington

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Wales

Thomas

Dodd

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Neston, Cheshire, England

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