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Household of William Edwards (born 1838, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1838 in Icklesham, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Matila Edwards, born in 1843 in Northiam, Sussex, England. They had 8 children; Thopae (born 1866 in Rye, Sussex, England), William Percy (born 1868 in Rye, Sussex, England), Lucy Matila (born 1869 in Sandwich, Kent, England), Amos Wm (born 1871 in Rye, Sussex, England), Laura Anna (born 1873 in Rye, Sussex, England), Rose (born 1876 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Emily Lucy (born 1878 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Alfred Thos W (born 1880 in Kent, England).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Emily Matila

Edwards

Wife
Male

Thopae

Edwards

Son
Male

William Percy

Edwards

Son
Female

Lucy Matila

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Amos Wm

Edwards

Son
Female

Laura Anna

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Rose

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Emily Lucy

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Alfred Thos W

Edwards

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Icklesham, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

43

1838

Icklesham, Sussex, England

Emily Matila

Edwards

Wife

Married

38

1843

Northiam, Sussex, England

Thopae

Edwards

Son

Single

15

1866

Rye, Sussex, England

William Percy

Edwards

Son

Single

13

1868

Rye, Sussex, England

Lucy Matila

Edwards

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sandwich, Kent, England

Amos Wm

Edwards

Son

Single

10

1871

Rye, Sussex, England

Laura Anna

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rye, Sussex, England

Rose

Edwards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Greenwich, Kent, England

Emily Lucy

Edwards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Greenwich, Kent, England

Alfred Thos W

Edwards

Son

Single

1

1880

Kent, England

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