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Household of William Edwards (born 1843, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1843 in Hempstead, Hertfordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Edwards, born in 1850 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 6 children; William A (born 1866 in Plaistow, Essex, England), George (born 1870 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Agnes (born 1875 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Frederick (born 1878 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Amelia C (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Florence J (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Lodger, Henry Orriss, born in 1851 in Danbury, Essex, England.


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Annie

Edwards

Wife
Male

William A

Edwards

Son
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Female

Agnes

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Edwards

Son
Female

Amelia C

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Florence J

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Henry

Orriss

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

38

1843

Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Annie

Edwards

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

William A

Edwards

Son

Single

15

1866

Plaistow, Essex, England

George

Edwards

Son

Single

11

1870

Plaistow, Essex, England

Agnes

Edwards

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plaistow, Essex, England

Frederick

Edwards

Son

Single

3

1878

Plaistow, Essex, England

Amelia C

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

Florence J

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

Henry

Orriss

Boarder Lodger

Single

30

1851

Danbury, Essex, England

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