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Household of John Edgar (born 1858, Lanarkshire)

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 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lizzie Edgar, born in 1857 in Down, Ireland. They had 2 children; Maggie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Kate Cochrane, born in 1821 in Down, Ireland.


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John Edgar's household

Male

John

Edgar

Head
Female

Lizzie

Edgar

Wife
Female

Maggie

Edgar

Daughter
Male

John

Edgar

Son
Female

Kate

Cochrane

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edgar

Head

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Edgar

Wife

Married

24

1857

Down, Ireland

Maggie

Edgar

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Edgar

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Cochrane

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Down, Ireland

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