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Household of John Edgar (born 1834, Kirkcudbrightshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgar, born in 1834 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Jessie B (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maxwell (born 1872 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Isabella (born 1841 in Durisdeer, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Catherine (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, William (born 1858 in England).
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John Edgar's household
John
Edgar
Head
Jessie B
Edgar
Daughter
Maxwell
Edgar
Son
Eliza
Edgar
Daughter
John
Edgar
Son
Isabella
Halliday
Servant
Catherine
McArthur
Servant
William
Edwards
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Edgar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Edgar | Head | Widower | 47 | 1834 | Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Jessie B | Edgar | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maxwell | Edgar | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Edgar | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Edgar | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Halliday | Servant | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Durisdeer, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | McArthur | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Edwards | Visitor | Married | 23 | 1858 | England |
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