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Household of Thomas Edwards (born 1847, Flintshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Edwards, born in 1847 in Meliden, Flintshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Edwards, born in 1846 in Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Caernarvonshire, Wales), Edward (born 1873 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales), Samuel Wm (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Frances Maria (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Ann Louisa (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Thomas Hogg, born in 1864 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Edwards's household

Male

Thomas

Edwards

Head
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Wife
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Son
Male

Edward

Edwards

Son
Male

Samuel Wm

Edwards

Son
Female

Frances Maria

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Ann Louisa

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hogg

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Meliden, Flintshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edwards

Head

Married

34

1847

Meliden, Flintshire, Wales

Margaret

Edwards

Wife

Married

35

1846

Prestatyn, Flintshire, Wales

Thomas

Edwards

Son

Single

11

1870

Caernarvonshire, Wales

Edward

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

Samuel Wm

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Frances Maria

Edwards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ann Louisa

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Hogg

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Chester, Cheshire, England

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