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Household of John Edgar (born 1848, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, 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.

John Edgar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgar, born in 1848 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, They had 5 children; John (born 1872 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Eliza Colquhon, born in 1849 in Ireland.


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John Edgar's household

Male

John

Edgar

Head
Female

Eliza

Colquhon

Servant
Male

John

Colquhon

Son
Male

James

Colquhon

Son
Female

Jane

Colquhon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Colquhon

Son
Male

Andrew

Colquhon

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edgar

Head

Unmarried

33

1848

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eliza

Colquhon

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Ireland

John

Colquhon

Son

-

9

1872

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Colquhon

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Colquhon

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Colquhon

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Colquhon

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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