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Household of William Edwards (born 1828, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 1828 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Edwards, born in 1830 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; John C (born 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Samuel O (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Eliza M (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph R (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Louisa (born 1850 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1859 in Pattingham, Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1852 in Pontesbury, Shropshire, England).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Eliza

Edwards

Wife
Male

John C

Edwards

Son
Male

Samuel O

Edwards

Son
Female

Eliza M

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Joseph R

Edwards

Son
Female

Louisa

Wooddey

Servant
Female

Eliza

Smith

Servant
Female

Jane

Brown

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

53

1828

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Edwards

Wife

Married

51

1830

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John C

Edwards

Son

Single

20

1861

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Samuel O

Edwards

Son

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza M

Edwards

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph R

Edwards

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Wooddey

Servant

Single

31

1850

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Smith

Servant

Single

22

1859

Pattingham, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Brown

Servant

Single

29

1852

Pontesbury, Shropshire, England

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