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Household of Joseph Edwards (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1846 in Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Edwards, born in 1847 in Oakthorpe, Leicestershire, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1870 in Oakthorpe, Leicestershire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1873 in Streethouse, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Methley, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Edwards's household

Male

Joseph

Edwards

Head
Female

Ellen

Edwards

Wife
Female

Martha

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Edwards

Son
Female

Annie

Edwards

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Edwards

Head

Married

35

1846

Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Edwards

Wife

Married

34

1847

Oakthorpe, Leicestershire, England

Martha

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oakthorpe, Leicestershire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Streethouse, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Edwards

Son

Single

4

1877

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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