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Household of Robert Edwards (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Edwards, born in 1840 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Edwards, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland) and James (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Robert Edwards's household

Male

Robert

Edwards

Head
Female

Sarah

Edwards

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Male

James

Edwards

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Edwards

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Edwards

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

James

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

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