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Household of Edward Wainwright (born 1840, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, England

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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.

Edward Wainwright and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wainwright, born in 1840 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Wainwright, born in 1849 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Edward L (born 1869 in Weymouth, Dorset, England), William C (born 1871 in Portland, Dorset, England), Albert J (born 1874 in Portland, Dorset, England), Eleanor E (born 1877 in Portland, Dorset, England) and Ernest H (born 1881 in Princetown, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Mother In Law, Eleanor Burdon, born in 1817 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.


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Edward Wainwright's household

Male

Edward

Wainwright

Head
Female

Jane

Wainwright

Wife
Male

Edward L

Wainwright

Son
Male

William C

Wainwright

Son
Male

Albert J

Wainwright

Son
Female

Eleanor E

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

Ernest H

Wainwright

Son
Female

Eleanor

Burdon

Mother In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wainwright

Head

Married

41

1840

Atherstone, Warwickshire, England

Jane

Wainwright

Wife

Married

32

1849

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Edward L

Wainwright

Son

Single

12

1869

Weymouth, Dorset, England

William C

Wainwright

Son

Single

10

1871

Portland, Dorset, England

Albert J

Wainwright

Son

Single

7

1874

Portland, Dorset, England

Eleanor E

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portland, Dorset, England

Ernest H

Wainwright

Son

Single

0

1881

Princetown, Devon, England

Eleanor

Burdon

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Dorchester, Dorset, England

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