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Household of William Edwards (born 1853, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1853 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Edwards, born in 1854 in Stockport, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah Ellen (born 1876 in Stockport, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Ambrose Clayton, born in 1853 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Annie

Edwards

Wife
Female

Sarah Ellen

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Male

Ambrose

Clayton

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

28

1853

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Annie

Edwards

Wife

Married

27

1854

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Edwards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stockport, Cheshire, England

William

Edwards

Son

Single

1

1880

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Ambrose

Clayton

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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