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Household of Alexander McArthur (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McArthur's household

Male

Alexander

McArthur

Head
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter
Male

John

McArthur

Son
Male

Andrew

McArthur

Son
Female

Isabella

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Jane

Yuill

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McArthur

Head

Widower

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

McArthur

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McArthur

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Yuill

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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