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Household of Thomas Edwards (born 1839, Cheshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Edwards, born in 1839 in Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Thomas S (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Henry R (born 1872 in Cheshire, England) and Alfred E (born 1874 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister L, Mary Pitts, born in 1835 in Bath, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Edwards's household

Male

Thomas

Edwards

Head
Male

Thomas S

Edwards

Son
Male

Henry R

Edwards

Son
Male

Alfred E

Edwards

Son
Female

Mary

Pitts

Sister L
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edwards

Head

Widower

42

1839

Cheshire, England

Thomas S

Edwards

Son

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Henry R

Edwards

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Alfred E

Edwards

Son

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

Mary

Pitts

Sister L

Single

46

1835

Bath, Somerset, England

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