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Household of Gideon Edgar (born 1837, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Gideon Edgar and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gideon Edgar, born in 1837 in Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. Gideon was the head of the household, married to Margaret Edgar, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Gideon Edgar's household

Male

Gideon

Edgar

Head
Female

Margaret

Edgar

Wife
Male

James

Edgar

Son
Male

Alexander

Edgar

Son
Female

Barbara

Edgar

Daughter
Male

John

Edgar

Son
Male

William

Edgar

Son
Female

Mary

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter
First name(s) Gideon
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gideon

Edgar

Head

Married

44

1837

Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Edgar

Wife

Married

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Edgar

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Edgar

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Edgar

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Edgar

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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