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Household of William P Edwards (born 1830, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 P Edwards and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William P Edwards, born in 1830 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 17 members. William P was the head of the household, married to Eup D P Edwards, born in 1842 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Effie R P (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), M S P (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), M N R P (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), F L R (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), E F B (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William S P (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James R P (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles S P (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William P's Mother-In-Law, Euphia (born 1819 in Perthshire, Scotland), William P's Servant, Jane (born 1839 in Broughton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William P's Servant, Agnes (born 1860 in South Africa), William P's Servant, Mary (born 1844 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), William P's Servant, Cath (born 1851 in Ireland), William P's Servant, Jessie (born 1855 in Peeblesshire, Scotland) and William P's Servant, Agnes (born 1852 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William P Edwards's household

Male

William P

Edwards

Head
Female

Eup D P

Edwards

Wife
Female

Euphia

Ritchie

Mother-In-Law
Female

Effie R P

Edwards

Daughter
Female

M S P

Edwards

Daughter
Female

M N R P

Edwards

Daughter
Female

F L R

Edwards

Daughter
Female

E F B

Edwards

Daughter
Male

William S P

Edwards

Son
Male

James R P

Edwards

Son
Male

Charles S P

Edwards

Son
Female

Jane

Melrose

Servant
Female

Agnes

Sorrel

Servant
Female

Mary

McRae

Servant
Female

Cath

McDonald

Servant
Female

Jessie

Hodge

Servant
Female

Agnes

Reid

Servant
First name(s) William P
Last name Edwards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William P

Edwards

Head

Married

51

1830

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eup D P

Edwards

Wife

Married

39

1842

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Euphia

Ritchie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Perthshire, Scotland

Effie R P

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

M S P

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

M N R P

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

F L R

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

E F B

Edwards

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William S P

Edwards

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James R P

Edwards

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles S P

Edwards

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Melrose

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Broughton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Sorrel

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

South Africa

Mary

McRae

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Cath

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

Jessie

Hodge

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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