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Household of John Edwards (born 1801, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edwards, born in 1801 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Edwards, born in 1803 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1839 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elezebeth (born 1842 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1856 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agness (born 1850 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Christinia (born 1872 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Boarder, Christopher (born 1845 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John's -, Christina (born 1845 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Edwards's household

Male

John

Edwards

Head
Female

Jane

Edwards

Wife
Female

Jane

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Elezebeth

Edwards

Daughter
Male

James

Edwards

Son
Female

Agness

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Christinia

Edwards

Granddaughter
Male

Christopher

Wood

Boarder
Female

Christina

Wood

-
Female

Mary

Fenton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edwards

Head

Married

80

1801

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Edwards

Wife

Married

78

1803

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

42

1839

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elezebeth

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Edwards

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agness

Edwards

Daughter

Widow

31

1850

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christinia

Edwards

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christopher

Wood

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Wood

-

Married

36

1845

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Fenton

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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