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Household of James Edington (born 1831, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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.

James Edington and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Edington, born in 1831 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Forrest Edington, born in 1835 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Marshall, born in 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Edington's household

Male

James

Edington

Head
Female

Elizabeth Forrest

Edington

Wife
Male

Alexander

Edington

Son
Female

Jessie

Edington

Daughter
Male

George

Edington

Son
Female

Catherine

Edington

Daughter
Male

William

Marshall

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Edington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Edington

Head

Married

50

1831

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth Forrest

Edington

Wife

Married

46

1835

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Edington

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Edington

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Edington

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Edington

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Marshall

Boarder

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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