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Household of Robert Edwards (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

Robert Edwards and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Edwards, born in 1831 in Churton, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Edwards, born in 1841 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. They had 5 children; David (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1863 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Sarah A (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Richard (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Infant, born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger Head, Thomas Backhouse, born in 1844 in Seaforth, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Edwards's household

Male

Robert

Edwards

Head
Female

Ann

Edwards

Wife
Male

David

Edwards

Son
Female

Hannah

Noyes

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Robert

Edwards

Son
Female

Infant

Noyes

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Backhouse

Lodger Head
Male

Richard

Backhouse

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Churton, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Edwards

Head

Married

50

1831

Churton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Edwards

Wife

Married

40

1841

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

David

Edwards

Son

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Noyes

Daughter

Widow

18

1863

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Robert

Edwards

Son

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Infant

Noyes

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Backhouse

Lodger Head

Widower

37

1844

Seaforth, Lancashire, England

Richard

Backhouse

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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