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Household of James Arthur (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

James Arthur and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Arthur, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Arthur, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother-In-Law, James Henderson, born in 1847 in Ireland.


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James Arthur's household

Male

James

Arthur

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Arthur

Wife
Female

Sarah

Arthur

Daughter
Male

James

Arthur

Son
Male

William

Arthur

Son
Female

Margaret

Arthur

Daughter
Male

James

Henderson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Arthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Arthur

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Arthur

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Arthur

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Arthur

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Arthur

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Arthur

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Henderson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

34

1847

Ireland

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