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Household of Walter Edwards (born 1849, Shropshire)

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.

Walter Edwards and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Edwards, born in 1849 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Amy B M (born 1879 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Albert D (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Ada Helen Williams, born in 1866 in Broughton, Flintshire, Wales.


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Walter Edwards's household

Male

Walter

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Female

Amy B M

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Albert D

Edwards

Son
Female

Ada Helen

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Edwards

Head

Married

32

1849

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

Amy B M

Edwards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chester, Cheshire, England

Albert D

Edwards

Son

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ada Helen

Williams

Servant

Single

15

1866

Broughton, Flintshire, Wales

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