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Household of William Edgar (born 1843, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carlisle, Cumberland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Edgar, born in 1843 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Edgar, born in 1849 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1871 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and William (born 1876 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Robert (born 1817 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), William's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1819 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1828 in Plumpton, Cumberland, England).


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William Edgar's household

Male

William

Edgar

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Edgar

Wife
Male

Robert

Edgar

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Edgar

Daughter
Male

William

Edgar

Son
Male

Robert

Graham

Father In Law
Female

Sarah

Graham

Mother In Law
Male

Robert

Scott

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Edgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Edgar

Head

Married

38

1843

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary Jane

Edgar

Wife

Married

32

1849

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Robert

Edgar

Son

Single

10

1871

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary Ann

Edgar

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

William

Edgar

Son

Single

5

1876

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Robert

Graham

Father In Law

Married

64

1817

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Sarah

Graham

Mother In Law

Married

62

1819

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Robert

Scott

Boarder

Single

53

1828

Plumpton, Cumberland, England

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