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Household of Robert Edwards (born 1807, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Frome, Somerset, 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.

Robert Edwards and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Edwards, born in 1807 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; George, born 1850 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England. He had 3 grandchildren; Martha (born 1875 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England), Mary (born 1878 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England) and Rieza Or Ruza (born 1880 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Daughter In Law, Sarah (born 1852 in Radstock, Somerset, England) and Robert's Lodger, Joseph (born 1859 in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England).


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Robert Edwards's household

Male

Robert

Edwards

Head
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Female

Sarah

Edwards

Daughter In Law
Female

Martha

Edwards

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Edwards

Grand Daughter
Female

Rieza Or Ruza

Edwards

Grand Daughter
Male

Joseph

Down

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Edwards

Head

Widower

74

1807

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

George

Edwards

Son

Married

31

1850

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Sarah

Edwards

Daughter In Law

Married

29

1852

Radstock, Somerset, England

Martha

Edwards

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Mary

Edwards

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Rieza Or Ruza

Edwards

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

Joseph

Down

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Kilmersdon, Somerset, England

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