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Household of William Edge (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edge, born in 1848 in Waverton, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Edge, born in 1851 in Milton Green, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1871 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1854 in Milton Green, Cheshire, England) and William's Lodger, Robert (born 1830 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Edge's household

Male

William

Edge

Head
Female

Mary

Edge

Wife
Male

John

Edge

Son
Male

Joseph

Edge

Son
Male

Joseph

Swindley

Brother In Law
Male

Robert

Laighton

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Edge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Waverton, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edge

Head

Married

33

1848

Waverton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Edge

Wife

Married

30

1851

Milton Green, Cheshire, England

John

Edge

Son

Single

10

1871

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Edge

Son

Single

6

1875

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Swindley

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Milton Green, Cheshire, England

Robert

Laighton

Lodger

Married

51

1830

Yorkshire, England

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