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Household of Robert B Edward (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Robert B Edward and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert B Edward, born in 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert B was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Brown Edward, born in 1836 in Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes Shaw (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth B (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robina B (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert B (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert B's Boarder, Mary Shaw Macnaught, born in 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert B Edward's household

Male

Robert B

Edward

Head
Female

Elizabeth Brown

Edward

Wife
Male

William

Edward

Son
Female

Agnes Shaw

Edward

Daughter
Female

Mary Shaw

Macnaught

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth B

Edward

Daughter
Female

Robina B

Edward

Daughter
Male

Robert B

Edward

Son
First name(s) Robert B
Last name Edward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert B

Edward

Head

Married

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Brown

Edward

Wife

Married

45

1836

Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Edward

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes Shaw

Edward

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Shaw

Macnaught

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Edward

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robina B

Edward

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert B

Edward

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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