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Household of William Edwards (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Edwards, born in 1850 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary H (born 1871 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Arthur W (born 1873 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Harold (born 1876 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1877 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England), George (born 1879 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Mary

Edwards

Wife
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Edwards

Son
Male

Harold

Edwards

Son
Female

Gertrude

Edwards

Daughter
Male

George

Edwards

Son
Female

Ethel

Edwards

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Edwards

Wife

Married

31

1850

Salford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Edwards

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Arthur W

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Harold

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Edwards

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

George

Edwards

Son

Single

2

1879

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Edwards

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

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