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Household of William Edgar (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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.

William Edgar and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edgar, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Montague Edgar, born in 1837 in Dalguise, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isaac (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Green, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Edgar's household

Male

William

Edgar

Head
Female

Montague

Edgar

Wife
Female

Jessie

Edgar

Daughter
Male

William

Edgar

Son
Male

Duncan

Edgar

Son
Male

Isaac

Edgar

Son
Male

Walter

Edgar

Son
Female

Lizzie

Edgar

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Green

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edgar

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Montague

Edgar

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dalguise, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Edgar

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isaac

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Edgar

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Edgar

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Green

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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