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Household of Joseph Edwards (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Edwards, born in 1840 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1841 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1865 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1867 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Hannah M (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Edwards's household

Male

Joseph

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife
Male

Charles

Edwards

Son
Female

Mary E

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Hannah M

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Emily

Edwards

Daughter
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Female

Ruth

Edwards

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Edwards

Head

Married

41

1840

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Charles

Edwards

Son

Single

16

1865

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Edwards

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Hannah M

Edwards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emily

Edwards

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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