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Household of Joseph Edwards (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Edwards, born in 1828 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Nancy Edwards, born in 1832 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Elly (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Lodger, William Hy (born 1836 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Fred (born 1854 in Oxfordshire, England).


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Joseph Edwards's household

Male

Joseph

Edwards

Head
Female

Nancy

Edwards

Wife
Female

Elly

Woods

Servant
Male

William Hy

Magar

Lodger
Male

Fred

Hilliad

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Edwards

Head

Married

53

1828

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Edwards

Wife

Married

49

1832

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Elly

Woods

Servant

Single

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Magar

Lodger

Married

45

1836

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Fred

Hilliad

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Oxfordshire, England

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