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Household of John Edgar (born 1813, Dumfriesshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgar, born in 1813 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Edgar, born in 1816 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1848 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1852 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Agness (born 1855 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Kate Grierson, born in 1877 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Edgar's household

Male

John

Edgar

Head
Female

Catherine

Edgar

Wife
Male

James

Edgar

Son
Female

Janet

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Agness

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Kate

Grierson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edgar

Head

Married

68

1813

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Catherine

Edgar

Wife

Married

65

1816

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Edgar

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agness

Edgar

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Kate

Grierson

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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