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William Edwards in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire in the 1881 Census
Details of William Edwards of Lotting Fen, Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England
First name(s)
William
Last name
Edwards
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
19
Birth year
1862
Occupation
Farmers Son Ag Lab
Birth town
Ramsey
Birth county
Huntingdonshire
Birth place
England
Street
Lotting Fen
Town
—
Parish
Ramsey
County
Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Registration district
Huntingdon
Other household members
First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
William
Last name
Edwards
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
50
Birth year
1831
Occupation
Farmer Of 10 Acres
Birth place
Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England
First name(s)
Mary Ann
Last name
Edwards
Relationship
Wife
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
50
Birth year
1831
Occupation
-
Birth place
Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England
First name(s)
Thomas
Last name
Edwards
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
16
Birth year
1865
Occupation
Farmers Son Ag Lab
Birth place
Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England
First name(s)
John
Last name
Edwards
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
13
Birth year
1868
Occupation
Farmers Son Ag Lab
Birth place
Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England
First name(s)
Sarah
Last name
Edwards
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
10
Birth year
1871
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England
First name(s)
Harry
Last name
Edwards
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
7
Birth year
1874
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England
About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census
When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.
As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.
When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.
The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.
Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.
See the whole Edwards family in this 1881 Census record
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