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Household of Alexander McArthur (born 1858, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McArthur, born in 1858 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McArthur, born in 1855 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1857 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Nephew, Thomas (born 1877 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McArthur's household

Male

Alexander

McArthur

Head
Female

Ann

McArthur

Wife
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Johnston

Sister-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Johnston

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McArthur

Head

Married

23

1858

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McArthur

Wife

Married

26

1855

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Johnston

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Johnston

Nephew

-

4

1877

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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