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Household of Alexander McArthur (born 1813, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 McArthur and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McArthur, born in 1813 in Bowhill, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen McArthur, born in 1819 in Kilchrenan, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Barbara Gorrie, born in 1859 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McArthur's household

Male

Alexander

McArthur

Head
Female

Helen

McArthur

Wife
Male

John

McArthur

Son
Male

Donald

McArthur

Son
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Jane

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Gorrie

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Bowhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McArthur

Head

Married

68

1813

Bowhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen

McArthur

Wife

Married

62

1819

Kilchrenan, Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Gorrie

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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