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

Includes William Edwards and 6 other people

Edwards family summary

NAME: William Edwards
BORN: 1862
BIRTH COUNTY: Huntingdonshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England