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Household of John Edgar (born 1836, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgar, born in 1836 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edgar, born in 1841 in Coxhoe, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Robert William (born 1863 in Quarrington Hill, Durham, England), John Edward (born 1865 in Quarrington Hill, Durham, England), Amos (born 1868 in Eldon, Durham, England), Annie (born 1872 in Eldon, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Eldon, Durham, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Hunwick, Durham, England).


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John Edgar's household

Male

John

Edgar

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edgar

Wife
Male

Robert William

Edgar

Son
Male

John Edward

Edgar

Son
Male

Amos

Edgar

Son
Female

Annie

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Edgar

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Edgar

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edgar

Head

Married

45

1836

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Edgar

Wife

Married

40

1841

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Robert William

Edgar

Son

Single

18

1863

Quarrington Hill, Durham, England

John Edward

Edgar

Son

Single

16

1865

Quarrington Hill, Durham, England

Amos

Edgar

Son

Single

13

1868

Eldon, Durham, England

Annie

Edgar

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Eldon, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Edgar

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Eldon, Durham, England

Arthur

Edgar

Son

Single

0

1881

Hunwick, Durham, England

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