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Household of John Edgar (born 1854, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.
John Edgar and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgar, born in 1854 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie P Edgar, born in 1858 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth S (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Janet Scott, born in 1869 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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John Edgar's household
John
Edgar
Head
Maggie P
Edgar
Wife
Thomas
Edgar
Son
Elizabeth S
Edgar
Daughter
Janet
Scott
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Edgar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Edgar | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Maggie P | Edgar | Wife | Married | 23 | 1858 | Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Edgar | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth S | Edgar | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Scott | Visitor | - | 12 | 1869 | Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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