Edwin and family

Census Returns for William Burgar (1863-1943)

1861 Census

(Reference RG 9/3489, p2, f 4)

Address: 8 Fargate, Black Swan Yard, Sheffield, Yorks

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Edwin	Head	Mar	34	Leadpipe Maker	Nottingham
Burgar	Harriet	Wife	Mar	26		Brightside Yorkshire
Burgar	Andrew	Son		4	Scholar	Sheffield Yorkshire
Burgar	Jane	Dau		2		Sheffield Yorkshire
Burgar	William	Son		1m		Sheffield Yorkshire

William as a 1 month old with his parents, Edwin and Harriet Burgar. The family surname was entered as Burgin not Burgar.

1871 Census

(Reference RG 10/4687, p12, f 72)

Address; 173 Duke St, Sheffield, Yorks

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Harriette	Head	Wid	44		Sheffield
Burgar	Andrew	Son		14		Sheffield
Burgar	Jane	Dau		12		Sheffield
Burgar	William	Son		10		Sheffield
Burgar	Albert	Son		8		Sheffield
Burgar	Frank	Son		2		Sheffield
Burgar	Emma	Dau		3m		Sheffield

Harriet was now a widow. The family was now set for a period of rough times.

1881 Census

(Reference RG 11/4649, p8)

Address; 73 Phillips St, 11, Ct 2, House, Sheffield, Yorks

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	Harriet	Head	Wid	44	Charwoman	Sheffield
Burgar	William	Son	UnM	20	Tinner & Brazer	Sheffield
Burgar	Albert	Son	UnM	18	Bill Poster	Sheffield
Burgar	Catherine	Dau	Unm	8		Sheffield
Burgar	Frank	Son	UnM	12		Sheffield
Pickover	Thomas	Boarder	UnM	44	Brewery man	Croule Lincolnshire
Taylor	Mary Ann	Visitor	M	48		Knotley, Yorkshire

By the time of this Census, Harriette’s older children are living away from home, and William is probably the main wage earner. (The surname was written as Burger in this Census).

1891 Census

(Reference RG12/3804, p22)

Address 11, Broomspring Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Surname	Forenamee	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	William	Head	M	30	Tinner Brazier	Sheffield Yorks
Burgar	Alice	Wife	M	25		Sheffield Yorks
Burgar	Beatrice	Dau	S	6		Sheffield Yorks
Burgar	Hilda	Dau	S	4		Sheffield Yorks

William and his first wife Alice Whiting and children.

1901 Census

(Reference RG13/4368, p 2)

Census for 1901- No 15: Address : Bk 168 Charles St, Sheffield, Yorks

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Burgar	William	Head	M	40	Turner & coppersmith	Sheffield Yorks
Burgar	Martha.	Wife	M	22		Sheffield Yorks

William Burgar was born in 1861 and was the fourth child of Edwin Burgar (1827-1871). He married Alice Whiting in 1883 and they had 5 children but only Beatrice and Hilda survived. Alice died before between 1895 and 1897. He then married Martha Bell in 1897 but their first three children died prior to the 1901 Census, and thus do not appear in it.

The two daughters by the previous marriage to Alice Whiting, Beatrice and Alice are shown in the Censuses below.

1901 Census

(Reference RG13/4348, p 10)

Address : 164 Fitzwilliam St, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorks

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Copes	Thomas Arthur	Head	U	33	House Painter	Burton on Trent Staffs
Copes	Ada	Wife	U	53		Sheffield Yorks
Copes	Doris	Daug	S	9		Sheffield Yorks
Copes	Thomas	Son	S	7		Sheffield Yorks
Copes	Ada	Daug	S	4		Sheffield Yorks
Copes	Winnifred	Daug	S	2		Sheffield Yorks
Burgar	Beatrice Alice	Serv.	S	16	general servant domestic	Sheffield Yorks

Beatrice Burgar was born in 1885 and was the eldest daughter of William Edward Burgar by his first wife Alice. William Edward Burgar is seen in the Census 1901above with his second wife Martha Bell.

1901 Census

(Reference RG13/4349, p2)

Address : 64 Thomas St, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorks

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Philpots	William	Head	M	64	Carter Lesom	Kingston Hereford
Philpots	Annie	Wife	U	47		Ireland
Philpots	Victor	Son	S	21	House Painter	Sheffield Yorks
Burgar	Hilda	Serv.	S	14	General Servant	Sheffield Yorks

Hilda Burgar was born in 1886 and was the second daughter of William Edward Burgar by his first wife Alice. William Edward Burgar is seen in the Census 1901above with his second wife Martha Bell.