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Household of Robert Edgar (born 1842, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's, 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 Edgar and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Edgar, born in 1842 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Christina Edgar, born in 1842 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Joseph (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Margaret Edgar, born in 1810 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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Robert Edgar's household

Male

Robert

Edgar

Head
Female

Christina

Edgar

Wife
Male

Robert

Edgar

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Edgar

Son
Male

Henry

Edgar

Son
Female

Catherine

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Edgar

Mother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Edgar

Head

Married

39

1842

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Christina

Edgar

Wife

Married

39

1842

Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph

Edgar

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry

Edgar

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Edgar

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Edgar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Edgar

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

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