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Household of Thomas Edwards (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Edwards, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Edwards, born in 1836 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; David W (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1875 in Egremont, Cheshire, England), James S (born 1876 in Egremont, Cheshire, England) and Robert (born 1877 in Egremont, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Edwards's household

Male

Thomas

Edwards

Head
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Wife
Male

David W

Edwards

Son
Female

Margaret A

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Mary

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Edwards

Daughter
Male

John H

Edwards

Son
Male

James S

Edwards

Son
Male

Robert

Edwards

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edwards

Head

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Edwards

Wife

Married

45

1836

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

David W

Edwards

Son

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Edwards

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John H

Edwards

Son

Single

6

1875

Egremont, Cheshire, England

James S

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Egremont, Cheshire, England

Robert

Edwards

Son

Single

4

1877

Egremont, Cheshire, England

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