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Household of James Arthur (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

James Arthur and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Arthur, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Arthur, born in 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Sarah (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Sarah Scott, born in 1808 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Arthur's household

Male

James

Arthur

Head
Female

Jane

Arthur

Wife
Female

Jessie

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Jane

Arthur

Daughter
Male

Robert

Arthur

Son
Female

Sarah

Scott

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Arthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Arthur

Head

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Arthur

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Arthur

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Arthur

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Arthur

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Arthur

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Arthur

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Arthur

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Scott

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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