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Household of John Edgar (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgar, born in 1848 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Edgar, born in 1851 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1874 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Thomas Hargreaves, born in 1859 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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John Edgar's household

Male

John

Edgar

Head
Female

Ellen

Edgar

Wife
Female

Jane

Edgar

Daughter
Male

Robert

Edgar

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hargreaves

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First name(s) John
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edgar

Head

Married

33

1848

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Edgar

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Edgar

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Edgar

Son

Single

5

1876

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hargreaves

-

Single

22

1859

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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