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Household of William Edwards (born 1846, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Edwards and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1846 in Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Edwards, born in 1853 in Leigh, Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1870 in Leytonstone, Essex, England), William (born 1871 in Leytonstone, Essex, England), Ada (born 1872 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England) and Archer (born 1880 in Clapton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Fanny

Edwards

Wife
Female

Eliza

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Female

Ada

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Archer

Edwards

Son
Male

John

Sears

Boarder
Male

William

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

35

1846

Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire, England

Fanny

Edwards

Wife

Married

28

1853

Leigh, Worcestershire, England

Eliza

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leytonstone, Essex, England

William

Edwards

Son

Single

10

1871

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Ada

Edwards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England

Archer

Edwards

Son

Single

1

1880

Clapton, Middlesex, England

John

Sears

Boarder

Widower

27

1854

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

William

Taylor

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England

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