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Household of William Edgar (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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.

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 1842 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edgar, born in 1842 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Agnes, born 1861 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Robert (born 1874 in England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1841 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Edgar's household

Male

William

Edgar

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Edgar

Wife
Female

Agnes

Edgar

Daughter
Male

Robert

Calderwood

Nephew
Male

William

McGowan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edgar

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Elizabeth

Edgar

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Edgar

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Calderwood

Nephew

Unmarried

7

1874

England

William

McGowan

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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