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Household of Janet Edgar (born 1826, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carlaverock, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Janet Edgar and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Edgar, born in 1826 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; David (born 1853 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret C (born 1859 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1867 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Servant, George (born 1843 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet's Servant, Robert (born 1867 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Janet's Servant, Mary A (born 1855 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Janet's Servant, Agnes (born 1856 in Kirkgunzeon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Janet's Servant, William (born 1859 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Janet Edgar's household

Female

Janet

Edgar

Head
Male

David

Edgar

Son
Female

Margaret C

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Edgar

Daughter
Male

George

Hunter

Servant
Male

Robert

Coupland

Servant
Female

Mary A

Milligan

Servant
Female

Agnes

Clark

Servant
Male

William

Boyes

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Edgar

Head

Widow

55

1826

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Edgar

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Edgar

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Coupland

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary A

Milligan

Servant

Married

26

1855

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Agnes

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirkgunzeon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

William

Boyes

Servant

Married

22

1859

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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