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Household of Joseph Edgar (born 1860, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Edgar, born in 1860 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Edgar, born in 1859 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Step Daughter, Ellen J McKie, born in 1879 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Edgar's household

Male

Joseph

Edgar

Head
Female

Mary

Edgar

Wife
Female

Ellen J

McKie

Step Daughter
Male

John

Edgar

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Edgar

Head

Married

21

1860

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Edgar

Wife

Married

22

1859

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen J

McKie

Step Daughter

-

2

1879

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Edgar

Son

-

1

1880

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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