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Household of Thomas Edgar (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Thomas Edgar and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Edgar, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Edgar, born in 1837 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Sarah Cameron, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Edgar's household

Male

Thomas

Edgar

Head
Female

Janet

Edgar

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Jane

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Mary

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Annie

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Edgar

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Edgar

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Edgar

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Edgar

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Edgar

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Edgar

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Edgar

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Edgar

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Cameron

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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