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Household of John Edwards (born 1832, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1832 in Sleaford, Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary H Edwards, born in 1833 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1863 in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1865 in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England), Frances (born 1868 in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England) and Kate (born 1872 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Lucy Vickers, born in 1862 in Derbyshire, England.


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary H

Edwards

Wife
Male

Fred

Edwards

Son
Male

Harry

Edwards

Son
Female

Frances

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Kate

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Vickers

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sleaford, Leicestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

49

1832

Sleaford, Leicestershire, England

Mary H

Edwards

Wife

Married

48

1833

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Edwards

Son

Single

18

1863

Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Edwards

Son

Single

16

1865

Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Edwards

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Edwards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Vickers

Servant

Single

19

1862

Derbyshire, England

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