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Household of John Edgar (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

John Edgar and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgar, born in 1850 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Edgar, born in 1848 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabel M (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Charles S (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Harold J M (born 1881 in Bebington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Janet A (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Niece, Mary E (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Eleanor (born 1861 in Flintshire, Wales) and John's Servant, Annie (born 1865 in Flintshire, Wales).


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John Edgar's household

Male

John

Edgar

Head
Female

Mary

Edgar

Wife
Female

Isabel M

Edgar

Daughter
Male

Charles S

Edgar

Son
Male

Harold J M

Edgar

Son
Female

Janet A

Dickson

Niece
Female

Mary E

Dickson

Niece
Female

Eleanor

Hughes

Servant
Female

Annie

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edgar

Head

Married

31

1850

Scotland

Mary

Edgar

Wife

Married

33

1848

Scotland

Isabel M

Edgar

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles S

Edgar

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harold J M

Edgar

Son

Single

0

1881

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Janet A

Dickson

Niece

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Dickson

Niece

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Hughes

Servant

Single

20

1861

Flintshire, Wales

Annie

Hughes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Flintshire, Wales

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