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Household of Richard Edwards (born 1836, Cardiganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Edwards, born in 1836 in Cardiganshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Gwenllian Edwards, born in 1839 in Breconshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Jesse (born 1865 in Breconshire, Wales), Elinor (born 1872 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), Edward (born 1875 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1860 in Cardiganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Son In Law, Alfred Henry Tilly, born in 1859 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England.


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Richard Edwards's household

Male

Richard

Edwards

Head
Female

Gwenllian

Edwards

Wife
Male

Jesse

Edwards

Son
Female

Elinor

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Edward

Edwards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Alfred Henry

Tilly

Son In Law
Female

Margaret

Tilly

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Edwards

Head

Married

45

1836

Cardiganshire, Wales

Gwenllian

Edwards

Wife

Married

42

1839

Breconshire, Wales

Jesse

Edwards

Son

Single

16

1865

Breconshire, Wales

Elinor

Edwards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Edward

Edwards

Son

Single

6

1875

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Alfred Henry

Tilly

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Margaret

Tilly

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Cardiganshire, Wales

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