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Household of Robert Edgar (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Robert Edgar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Edgar, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Edgar, born in 1835 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary J (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Mary (born 1850 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, William (born 1873 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Robert Edgar's household

Male

Robert

Edgar

Head
Female

Mary

Edgar

Wife
Female

Mary J

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dyer

Visitor
Male

William

Dyer

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Edgar

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Edgar

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary J

Edgar

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Dyer

Visitor

Widow

31

1850

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Dyer

Visitor

-

8

1873

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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