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Household of Alexander McArthur (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie McArthur, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John L (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McArthur's household

Male

Alexander

McArthur

Head
Female

Jessie

McArthur

Wife
Male

William

McArthur

Son
Female

Jane

McArthur

Daughter
Male

Robert

McArthur

Son
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter
Male

John L

McArthur

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
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

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McArthur

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McArthur

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McArthur

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

McArthur

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John L

McArthur

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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