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Household of David McArthur (born 1841, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saint Andrew, Midlothian, 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.

David McArthur and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McArthur, born in 1841 in Cowie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret McArthur, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet H (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert P W (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina E (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Boarder, James (born 1867 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David's Boarder, James (born 1868 in Penston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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David McArthur's household

Male

David

McArthur

Head
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Wife
Female

Janet H

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Jane

McArthur

Daughter
Male

Robert P W

McArthur

Son
Female

Christina E

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bryce

Servant
Male

James

McOustra

Boarder
Male

James

Chambers

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cowie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McArthur

Head

Married

40

1841

Cowie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

McArthur

Wife

Married

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet H

McArthur

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

McArthur

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert P W

McArthur

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina E

McArthur

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bryce

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McOustra

Boarder

Unmarried

14

1867

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Chambers

Boarder

Unmarried

13

1868

Penston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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