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Household of Archibald Edgar (born 1838, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, 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.

Archibald Edgar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Edgar, born in 1838 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Janet Edgar, born in 1850 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1876 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1878 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and David C (born 1881 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Archibald's Servant, Agnes (born 1868 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Archibald's Servant, Alexander (born 1865 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Archibald Edgar's household

Male

Archibald

Edgar

Head
Female

Janet

Edgar

Wife
Female

Jessie

Edgar

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Edgar

Son
Male

David C

Edgar

Son
Female

Agnes

Muir

Servant
Female

Agnes

Nicholson

Servant
Male

Alexander

Adair

Servant
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Edgar

Head

Married

43

1838

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Edgar

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jessie

Edgar

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Archibald

Edgar

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David C

Edgar

Son

-

0

1881

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Muir

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Nicholson

Servant

-

13

1868

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Adair

Servant

-

16

1865

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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