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Household of William Edge (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

William Edge and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edge, born in 1843 in Heswall, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Edge, born in 1841 in Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary J (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), George W (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Francis P (born 1878 in -), William (born 1880 in -) and Elizabeth E (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Smith, born in 1841 in Gloucestershire, England.


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William Edge's household

Male

William

Edge

Head
Female

Mary A

Edge

Wife
Female

Mary J

Edge

Daughter
Female

Alice

Edge

Daughter
Male

George W

Edge

Son
Male

Herbert

Edge

Son
Male

Francis P

Edge

Son
Male

William

Edge

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Edge

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Edge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Heswall, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edge

Head

Married

38

1843

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Edge

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Mary J

Edge

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alice

Edge

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heswall, Cheshire, England

George W

Edge

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Edge

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Francis P

Edge

Son

Single

3

1878

-

William

Edge

Son

Single

1

1880

-

Elizabeth E

Edge

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

John

Smith

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Gloucestershire, England

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