Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Robert Edgar (born 1826, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Edgar, born in 1826 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to James Edgar, born in 1855 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1855 in Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Janet Brown, born in 1841 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Robert Edgar's household

Male

Robert

Edgar

Head
Male

James

Edgar

Son
Male

David

Edgar

Son
Male

Walter

Edgar

Son
Female

Janet

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Edgar

Head

Married

55

1826

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Moffat, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Walter

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Robert Edgar in Gorbals in 1881, and follow the Edgar family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Robert Edgar

We’ve found Robert Edgar in 41 family trees. Find out more about Robert Edgar's household and view the Edgar family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census