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Household of Joseph Edwards (born 1831, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Joseph Edwards and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Edwards, born in 1831 in Reigate, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Harriett Edwards, born in 1843 in Dartford, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1866 in Chatham, Kent, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Tom (born 1873 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Ellen Syms, born in 1866 in Rochester, Kent, England.


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Joseph Edwards's household

Male

Joseph

Edwards

Head
Female

Harriett

Edwards

Wife
Female

Annie

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Edwards

Son
Male

Tom

Edwards

Son
Female

Ellen

Syms

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Reigate, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Edwards

Head

Married

50

1831

Reigate, Surrey, England

Harriett

Edwards

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dartford, Kent, England

Annie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chatham, Kent, England

Herbert

Edwards

Son

Single

9

1872

Chatham, Kent, England

Tom

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Chatham, Kent, England

Ellen

Syms

Servant

Single

15

1866

Rochester, Kent, England

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