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Household of John Edgar (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Edgar, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Edgar's household

Male

John

Edgar

Head
Female

Mary

Edgar

Wife
Male

Walter

Edgar

Son
Male

Thomas

Edgar

Son
Male

John

Edgar

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
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

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Edgar

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Edgar

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Edgar

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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