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Household of William Edwards (born 1835, Cardiganshire)

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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1835 in Cardiganshire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Edwards, born in 1834 in Cardiganshire, Wales. They had 9 children; Evan (born 1859 in Cardiganshire, Wales), John (born 1861 in Cardiganshire, Wales), Ann (born 1863 in Cardiganshire, Wales), William (born 1866 in Cardiganshire, Wales), David (born 1869 in Cardiganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1872 in Cardiganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1874 in Cardiganshire, Wales), Rees (born 1876 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1831 in Aberdare, Cardiganshire, Wales), William's Boarder, Evan (born 1857 in Aberdare, Cardiganshire, Wales), William's Boarder, David (born 1861 in Aberdare, Cardiganshire, Wales) and William's Boarder, Jane (born 1806 in Aberdare, Cardiganshire, Wales).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Catherine

Edwards

Wife
Male

Evan

Edwards

Son
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Female

Ann

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Male

David

Edwards

Son
Female

Mary

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Rees

Edwards

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jones

Boarder
Male

Evan

Jones

Boarder
Male

David

Jones

Boarder
Female

Jane

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Cardiganshire, Wales

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

46

1835

Cardiganshire, Wales

Catherine

Edwards

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cardiganshire, Wales

Evan

Edwards

Son

Single

22

1859

Cardiganshire, Wales

John

Edwards

Son

Single

20

1861

Cardiganshire, Wales

Ann

Edwards

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cardiganshire, Wales

William

Edwards

Son

Single

15

1866

Cardiganshire, Wales

David

Edwards

Son

Single

12

1869

Cardiganshire, Wales

Mary

Edwards

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cardiganshire, Wales

Margaret

Edwards

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cardiganshire, Wales

Rees

Edwards

Son

Single

5

1876

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Edwards

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Jones

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Aberdare, Cardiganshire, Wales

Evan

Jones

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Aberdare, Cardiganshire, Wales

David

Jones

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Aberdare, Cardiganshire, Wales

Jane

Jones

Boarder

Single

75

1806

Aberdare, Cardiganshire, Wales

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