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Household of Alexander McArthur (born 1797)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McArthur, born in 1797 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McArthur, born in 1846 in -. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1846 in -), Elizabeth (born 1853 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1855 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1879 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, John Anderson, born in 1843 in -.


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Alexander McArthur's household

Male

Alexander

McArthur

Head
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Mary

McArthur

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Visitor
Female

Flora

Anderson

Wife
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McArthur

Head

Married

84

1797

-

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

-

Elizabeth

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Visitor

Married

38

1843

-

Flora

Anderson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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