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Household of John Edwards (born 1836, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwards, born in 1836 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie S Edwards, born in 1836 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie P (born 1867 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alice Isabella (born 1869 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Henry John (born 1870 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James S (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alfred William (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George Alexr (born 1875 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Isobel (born 1796 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Christian (born 1808 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Christian Jane (born 1825 in England) and John's Servant, Christian (born 1863 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Jessie S

Edwards

Wife
Female

Jessie P

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Alice Isabella

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Henry John

Edwards

Son
Male

James S

Edwards

Son
Male

Alfred William

Edwards

Son
Male

George Alexr

Edwards

Son
Female

Isobel

Edwards

Mother
Female

Christian

Scott

Servant
Female

Christian Jane

Mitchell

Servant
Female

Christian

Balnaves

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

45

1836

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie S

Edwards

Wife

Married

45

1836

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie P

Edwards

Daughter

-

14

1867

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alice Isabella

Edwards

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry John

Edwards

Son

-

11

1870

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James S

Edwards

Son

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alfred William

Edwards

Son

-

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Alexr

Edwards

Son

-

6

1875

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isobel

Edwards

Mother

Widow

85

1796

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Christian

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

73

1808

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian Jane

Mitchell

Servant

Unmarried

56

1825

England

Christian

Balnaves

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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