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Household of Alexander Edgar (born 1833, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.
Alexander Edgar and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Edgar, born in 1833 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Edgar, born in 1838 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1864 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1868 in England), James (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Edgar's household
Alexander
Edgar
Head
Catherine
Edgar
Wife
Isabella
Edgar
Daughter
David
Edgar
Son
James
Edgar
Son
John
Edgar
Son
Jane
Edgar
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Edgar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Edgar | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Edgar | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Edgar | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
David | Edgar | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | England | |
James | Edgar | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Edgar | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Edgar | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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