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Household of William Edwards (born 1841, Wiltshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 1841 in Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Edwards, born in 1839 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Rosina (born 1871 in Glamorganshire, Wales), John Knaps (born 1873 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William Charles (born 1877 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas (born 1879 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Ann Castle, born in 1796 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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William Edwards's household
William
Edwards
Head
Ann
Edwards
Wife
James
Edwards
Son
Rosina
Edwards
Daughter
John Knaps
Edwards
Son
William Charles
Edwards
Son
Thomas
Edwards
Son
Ann
Castle
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Edwards |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Wiltshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Edwards | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Wiltshire, England | |
Ann | Edwards | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
James | Edwards | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Rosina | Edwards | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
John Knaps | Edwards | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
William Charles | Edwards | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Thomas | Edwards | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Ann | Castle | Mother In Law | Widow | 85 | 1796 | Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
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