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Household of William Edwards (born 1836, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1836 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1845 in Ashbury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Amy M (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Sydney H (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Jessie W (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Alice Mann, born in 1860 in Burton, Staffordshire, England.


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife
Male

Harry

Edwards

Son
Female

Edith

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Amy M

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Sydney H

Edwards

Son
Female

Jessie W

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Alice

Mann

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

45

1836

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ashbury, Lancashire, England

Harry

Edwards

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edith

Edwards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Amy M

Edwards

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sydney H

Edwards

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Jessie W

Edwards

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Mann

Servant

Single

21

1860

Burton, Staffordshire, England

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