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Household of Thomas R Edwards (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 R Edwards and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas R Edwards, born in 1835 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas R was the head of the household, married to Eliza Edwards, born in 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1866 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1877 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas R's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1808 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Thomas R's Nurse Child, Florence E (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Thomas R's Boarder, William (born 1827 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).


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Thomas R Edwards's household

Male

Thomas R

Edwards

Head
Female

Eliza

Edwards

Wife
Female

Emily

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Son
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Mary

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mottram

Mother In Law
Female

Florence E

Palmer

Nurse Child
Male

William

Harding

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas R
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas R

Edwards

Head

Married

46

1835

Salford, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Edwards

Wife

Married

49

1832

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Edwards

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Edwards

Son

Single

13

1868

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Edwards

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mottram

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Florence E

Palmer

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Harding

Boarder

Widower

54

1827

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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