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Household of Thomas Edwards (born 1851, Cardiganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Edwards, born in 1851 in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Edwards, born in 1848 in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Rees, born 1873 in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Oliver (born 1841 in Lampeter, Cardiganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, David (born 1855 in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Morgan (born 1857 in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales), Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Lodger, David (born 1865 in Lampeter, Cardiganshire, Wales).


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Thomas Edwards's household

Male

Thomas

Edwards

Head
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Wife
Male

Rees

Edwards

Son
Male

Oliver

Jones

Lodger
Male

David

Morgan

Lodger
Male

Morgan

Morgan

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Jones

Lodger
Male

David

Davies

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edwards

Head

Married

30

1851

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Margaret

Edwards

Wife

Married

33

1848

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales

Rees

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales

Oliver

Jones

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Lampeter, Cardiganshire, Wales

David

Morgan

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales

Morgan

Morgan

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales

Thomas

Jones

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Tregaron, Cardiganshire, Wales

David

Davies

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Lampeter, Cardiganshire, Wales

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