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Household of Joseph Edwards (born 1833, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Edwards, born in 1833 in Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rebekah Edwards, born in 1837 in Devon, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1857 in Devon, England), William H (born 1862 in Devon, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Devon, England), Frederick T (born 1869 in Devon, England), James (born 1872 in Shaugh Prior, Devon, England), Florance G (born 1875 in Shaugh Prior, Devon, England), Walter M (born 1878 in Shaugh Prior, Devon, England) and Ernest A (born 1881 in Shaugh Prior, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Fannay M Gole Or Yole, born in 1868 in Walkhampton, Devon, England.


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Joseph Edwards's household

Male

Joseph

Edwards

Head
Female

Rebekah

Edwards

Wife
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Male

William H

Edwards

Son
Male

Joseph

Edwards

Son
Male

Frederick T

Edwards

Son
Male

James

Edwards

Son
Female

Florance G

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Walter M

Edwards

Son
Male

Ernest A

Edwards

Son
Female

Fannay M

Gole Or Yole

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Edwards

Head

Married

48

1833

Cornwall, England

Rebekah

Edwards

Wife

Married

44

1837

Devon, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

24

1857

Devon, England

William H

Edwards

Son

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

Joseph

Edwards

Son

Single

17

1864

Devon, England

Frederick T

Edwards

Son

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

James

Edwards

Son

Single

9

1872

Shaugh Prior, Devon, England

Florance G

Edwards

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shaugh Prior, Devon, England

Walter M

Edwards

Son

Single

3

1878

Shaugh Prior, Devon, England

Ernest A

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Shaugh Prior, Devon, England

Fannay M

Gole Or Yole

Servant

Single

13

1868

Walkhampton, Devon, England

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