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Household of John Edgar (born 1836, Wigtownshire)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgar, born in 1836 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Edgar, born in 1843 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Edgar's household

Male

John

Edgar

Head
Female

Margaret

Edgar

Wife
Male

John

Edgar

Son
Male

James

Edgar

Son
Male

William

Edgar

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edgar

Head

Married

45

1836

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Edgar

Wife

Married

38

1843

Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Edgar

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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