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Household of Richard Edwards (born 1826, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Richard Edwards and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Edwards, born in 1826 in Hartfield, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1830 in Hartfield, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1860 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Edwin (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1855 in Leicestershire, England), Richard's Boarder, Richard (born 1855 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1860 in Croydon, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Richard Edwards's household

Male

Richard

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Son
Male

Edwin

Edwards

Son
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Male

Benjamin

Payne

Boarder
Male

Richard

Luesby

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Woollen

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Hartfield, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Edwards

Head

Married

55

1826

Hartfield, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife

Married

51

1830

Hartfield, Sussex, England

William

Edwards

Son

Single

21

1860

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Edwards

Son

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Edwards

Son

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Payne

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Leicestershire, England

Richard

Luesby

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Benjamin

Woollen

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Croydon, Cambridgeshire, England

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