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Household of John Arthur (born 1833, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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.

John Arthur and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Arthur, born in 1833 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Arthur, born in 1839 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1870 in Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1872 in Fife, Scotland), Marion (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland) and Esther (born 1878 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Christina (born 1862 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Arthur's household

Male

John

Arthur

Head
Female

Esther

Arthur

Wife
Male

Robert

Arthur

Son
Female

Maggie

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Marion

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Esther

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Christina

Scott

Servant
Female

Jessie

Millar

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Arthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Arthur

Head

Married

48

1833

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Esther

Arthur

Wife

Married

42

1839

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Arthur

Son

-

11

1870

Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Arthur

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fife, Scotland

Marion

Arthur

Daughter

-

7

1874

Fife, Scotland

Esther

Arthur

Daughter

-

3

1878

Fife, Scotland

Christina

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Millar

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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