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Household of William Edwards (born 1826, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Grinstead, Sussex, 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 1826 in Hartfield, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa E A Edwards, born in 1831 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Lucy A (born 1854 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England), Spencer (born 1857 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England), Silvester (born 1859 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England), Denis (born 1865 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England), Louisa (born 1862 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1871 in Hartfield, Sussex, England).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Louisa E A

Edwards

Wife
Female

Lucy A

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Spencer

Edwards

Son
Male

Silvester

Edwards

Son
Male

Denis

Edwards

Son
Female

Louisa

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Hartfield, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

55

1826

Hartfield, Sussex, England

Louisa E A

Edwards

Wife

Married

50

1831

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Lucy A

Edwards

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Spencer

Edwards

Son

Single

24

1857

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Silvester

Edwards

Son

Single

22

1859

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Denis

Edwards

Son

Single

16

1865

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Louisa

Edwards

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hartfield, Sussex, England

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