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Household of William Edwards (born 1842, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edwards, born in 1842 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Edwards, born in 1844 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomas Lewis (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Archibald (born 1857 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Lodger, David (born 1856 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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William Edwards's household

Male

William

Edwards

Head
Female

Isabella

Edwards

Wife
Male

William

Edwards

Son
Male

John

Edwards

Son
Male

Thomas Lewis

Edwards

Son
Male

Archibald

Edwards

Lodger
Male

David

Bruce

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edwards

Head

Married

39

1842

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Edwards

Wife

Married

37

1844

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Edwards

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Edwards

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas Lewis

Edwards

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Archibald

Edwards

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Bruce

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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