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Household of Alexander McAra (born 1831, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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.
Alexander McAra and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McAra, born in 1831 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Maggie McAra, born in 1834 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Kate (born 1859 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lily Price (born 1871 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, George (born 1852 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1848 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Lizzie (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Maggie (born 1859 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland).
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Alexander McAra's household
Alexander
McAra
Head
Maggie
McAra
Wife
Kate
McAra
Daughter
John
McAra
Son
Alexander
McAra
Son
Lily Price
McAra
Daughter
George
White
Servant
Jessie
Hector
Servant
Lizzie
Johnston
Servant
Mary
Milne
Servant
Maggie
Kirkwood
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McAra |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McAra | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McAra | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Kate | McAra | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | McAra | Son | - | 18 | 1863 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McAra | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Lily Price | McAra | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | White | Servant | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jessie | Hector | Servant | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Lizzie | Johnston | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Milne | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Kirkwood | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Carnock, Fife, Scotland |
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