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Household of William Edgar (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

William Edgar and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edgar, born in 1840 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Edgar, born in 1853 in Walham, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Harriett (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Robert Gibson, born in 1830 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Edgar's household

Male

William

Edgar

Head
Female

Mary

Edgar

Wife
Female

Harriett

Edgar

Daughter
Male

Robert

Edgar

Son
Male

Robert

Gibson

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edgar

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Mary

Edgar

Wife

Married

28

1853

Walham, Kent, England

Harriett

Edgar

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Edgar

Son

Single

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Gibson

Boarder

Single

51

1830

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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