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Household of Robert Edwards (born 1850, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Edwards, born in 1850 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary G Edwards, born in 1847 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1874 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Moli (born 1880 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Charles Townend, born in 1854 in Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, England.


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Robert Edwards's household

Male

Robert

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary G

Edwards

Wife
Male

Robert

Edwards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Moli

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Charles

Townend

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Edwards

Head

Married

31

1850

Devon, England

Mary G

Edwards

Wife

Married

34

1847

Devon, England

Robert

Edwards

Son

Single

7

1874

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Moli

Edwards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Townend

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, England

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