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Household of Thomas Edwards (born 1839, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Edwards and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Edwards, born in 1839 in Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Edwards, born in 1845 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Fred (born 1867 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Daniel (born 1869 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Plaistow, Essex, England), George (born 1876 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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Thomas Edwards's household

Male

Thomas

Edwards

Head
Female

Emma

Edwards

Wife
Male

Fred

Edwards

Son
Male

Daniel

Edwards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Female

Emma

Edwards

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edwards

Head

Married

42

1839

Cornwall, England

Emma

Edwards

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chatham, Kent, England

Fred

Edwards

Son

Single

14

1867

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Daniel

Edwards

Son

Single

12

1869

Plaistow, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Married

7

1874

Plaistow, Essex, England

George

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Plaistow, Essex, England

Emma

Edwards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plaistow, Essex, England

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