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Household of William Edwards (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1854 in West Derby, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Edwards, born in 1857 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, John (born 1852 in Littleworth, Staffordshire, England), William's Sister In Law, Emma (born 1853 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England), William's Nephew, John H (born 1878 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, Mary A (born 1827 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary E

Edwards

Wife
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Male

John

Richards

Brother In Law
Female

Emma

Richards

Sister In Law
Male

John H

Richards

Nephew
Female

Mary A

Higginbottom

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place West Derby, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

27

1854

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Edwards

Wife

Married

24

1857

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

1

1880

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

John

Richards

Brother In Law

Married

29

1852

Littleworth, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Richards

Sister In Law

Married

28

1853

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

John H

Richards

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Kirkdale, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Higginbottom

Visitor

Single

54

1827

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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