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Household of Thomas Edwards (born 1835, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 1835 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Fanny Edwards, born in 1842 in Burton, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1880 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Stepson, William (born 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Thomas's Stepdaughter, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Thomas's Stepson, Thomas (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Esther (born 1851 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Edwards's household

Male

Thomas

Edwards

Head
Female

Fanny

Edwards

Wife
Male

William

Wilkinson

Stepson
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Stepdaughter
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Stepson
Female

Martha

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Esther

Belcher

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edwards

Head

Married

46

1835

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Fanny

Edwards

Wife

Married

39

1842

Burton, Staffordshire, England

William

Wilkinson

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Stepdaughter

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Stepson

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Martha

Edwards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Esther

Belcher

Boarder

Widow

30

1851

London, Middlesex, England

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