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Household of Joseph Edgar (born 1842, Kirkcudbrightshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glencairn, 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.
Joseph Edgar and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Edgar, born in 1842 in Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jessie Edgar, born in 1846 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jeannie (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Henrietta (born 1865 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Joseph Edgar's household
Joseph
Edgar
Head
Jessie
Edgar
Wife
Elizabeth
Edgar
Daughter
Sarah
Edgar
Daughter
Jeannie
Edgar
Daughter
Jessie
Edgar
Daughter
Barbara
Edgar
Daughter
Henrietta
Hiddleston
Servant
Thomas
McCall
Servant
Thomas
McKinlay
Servant
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Edgar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Edgar | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Edgar | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Edgar | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Edgar | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jeannie | Edgar | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Edgar | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Barbara | Edgar | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Henrietta | Hiddleston | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | McCall | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | McKinlay | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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