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Household of Thomas Edson (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Thomas Edson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Edson, born in 1833 in Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Edson, born in 1831 in Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Alice (born 1876 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Frederick Smith, born in 1856 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.


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Thomas Edson's household

Male

Thomas

Edson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Edson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Edson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Edson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Edson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edson

Head

Married

48

1833

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Edson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Edson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Alice

Edson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Deptford, Kent, England

Frederick

Smith

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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