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Household of Margaret Edge (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Margaret Edge and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Edge, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Amelia (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John H (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Margaret's Niece, Mary E (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret's Boarder, John W (born 1859 in Ireland), Margaret's Boarder, Walter (born 1859 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Margaret Edge's household

Female

Margaret

Edge

Head
Female

Amelia

Edge

Daughter
Male

John H

Edge

Son
Female

Mary E

Davis

Niece
Male

John W

Reid

Boarder
Male

Walter

Dickinson

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth A

Howarth

Servant
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Edge
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Edge

Head

Widow

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Edge

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John H

Edge

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Davis

Niece

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John W

Reid

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

Walter

Dickinson

Boarder

Single

22

1859

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Howarth

Servant

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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