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Household of Thomas Edwards (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Edwards, born in 1839 in Devon, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Edwards, born in 1842 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Francis M (born 1862 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Eliza Jane (born 1866 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and George J (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Alfred (born 1859 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Robert (born 1854 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Ellis (born 1856 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Sam (born 1862 in -) and Thomas's Lodger, Walter (born 1856 in -).


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Thomas Edwards's household

Male

Thomas

Edwards

Head
Female

Ellen

Edwards

Wife
Female

Francis M

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Eliza Jane

Edwards

Daughter
Male

George J

Edwards

Son
Male

Alfred

Collins

Visitor
Male

Robert

Lawrence

Lodger
Male

John

Nicholas

Lodger
Male

Ellis

Evans

Lodger
Male

Sam

Bonizine

Lodger
Male

Walter

Stark

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edwards

Head

Married

42

1839

Devon, England

Ellen

Edwards

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Francis M

Edwards

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eliza Jane

Edwards

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

George J

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alfred

Collins

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert

Lawrence

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

John

Nicholas

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Ellis

Evans

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sam

Bonizine

Lodger

Single

19

1862

-

Walter

Stark

Lodger

Single

25

1856

-

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