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Household of William Edwards (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1838 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Edwards, born in 1841 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1866 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James D (born 1868 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sim (born 1870 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1873 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen D (born 1875 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Christina

Edwards

Wife
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Male

James D

Edwards

Son
Male

Sim

Edwards

Son
Female

Elspet

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Helen D

Edwards

Daughter
Female

Christina

Edwards

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Edwards

Son
Female

Isabella

Edwards

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

43

1838

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Edwards

Wife

Married

40

1841

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Edwards

Son

-

15

1866

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James D

Edwards

Son

-

13

1868

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sim

Edwards

Son

-

11

1870

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Edwards

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen D

Edwards

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Edwards

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Edwards

Son

-

2

1879

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Edwards

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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