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Household of William Edwards (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1850 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Edwards, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Jessie (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and George R (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Wilhelmina (born 1859 in Scotland), William's Boarder, John (born 1879 in Scotland) and William's Boarder, Mary (born 1880 in Scotland).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Ellen

Edwards

Wife
Male

James

Edwards

Son
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Female

Jessie

Edwards

Daughter
Male

George R

Edwards

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Frazer

Boarder
Male

John

Frazer

Boarder
Female

Mary

Frazer

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

31

1850

Scotland

Ellen

Edwards

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Edwards

Son

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Edwards

Son

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jessie

Edwards

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

George R

Edwards

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

Wilhelmina

Frazer

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Scotland

John

Frazer

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Scotland

Mary

Frazer

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Scotland

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