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Household of Benjamin Edgar (born 1857, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Benjamin Edgar and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Edgar, born in 1857 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Edgar, born in 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England), William Laidw (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Thomas Edward (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Benjamin Edgar's household

Male

Benjamin

Edgar

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Edgar

Wife
Female

Annie

Edgar

Daughter
Male

William Laidw

Edgar

Son
Male

Thomas Edward

Edgar

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Edgar

Head

Married

24

1857

Gateshead, Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Edgar

Wife

Married

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Annie

Edgar

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

William Laidw

Edgar

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Thomas Edward

Edgar

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

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