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Household of Thomas Edgar (born 1843, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, England

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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.

Thomas Edgar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Edgar, born in 1843 in Alston, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Edgar, born in 1847 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1872 in Medomsley, Durham, England), Matilda (born 1874 in Medomsley, Durham, England), Margaret Ann (born 1875 in Medomsley, Durham, England), Elizabeth Ellen (born 1877 in Medomsley, Durham, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Medomsley, Durham, England).


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Thomas Edgar's household

Male

Thomas

Edgar

Head
Female

Ellen

Edgar

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Edgar

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Alston, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edgar

Head

Married

38

1843

Alston, Cumberland, England

Ellen

Edgar

Wife

Married

34

1847

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Edgar

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Medomsley, Durham, England

Matilda

Edgar

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Medomsley, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Edgar

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Medomsley, Durham, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Edgar

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Medomsley, Durham, England

Sarah

Edgar

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Medomsley, Durham, England

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