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Household of Walter Edwards (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Edwards, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Edwards, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Mother, Mary (born 1816 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Walter's Mother-In-Law, Sarah (born 1814 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Walter Edwards's household

Male

Walter

Edwards

Head
Female

Sarah

Edwards

Wife
Female

Sarah

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Mary

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Adam

Edwards

Son
Female

Mary

Edwards

Mother
Female

Sarah

Muir

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Walter
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Edwards

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Edwards

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Edwards

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Edwards

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Edwards

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Edwards

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sarah

Muir

Mother-In-Law

Widow

67

1814

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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