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Household of Robert Edwards (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1849 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1875 in Durham, England), Edith (born 1877 in Durham, England), Alfred (born 1878 in Durham, Durham, England) and Andrew (born 1881 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Nephew, Arthur Green, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Robert Edwards's household

Male

Robert

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Male

Robert

Edwards

Son
Female

Edith

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Edwards

Son
Male

Andrew

Edwards

Son
Male

Arthur

Green

Nephew
First name(s) Robert
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Edwards

Head

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

32

1849

Scotland

Robert

Edwards

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Edith

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Alfred

Edwards

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, Durham, England

Andrew

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, Durham, England

Arthur

Green

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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