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Household of John Arthur (born 1830, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

John Arthur and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Arthur, born in 1830 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Arthur, born in 1831 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander J (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Jessie Brown, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Arthur's household

Male

John

Arthur

Head
Female

Janet

Arthur

Wife
Female

Jessie

Brown

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Arthur

Son
Female

Maggie

Arthur

Daughter
Male

John

Arthur

Son
Male

Alexander J

Arthur

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Arthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Arthur

Head

Married

51

1830

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Arthur

Wife

Married

50

1831

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Brown

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Arthur

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Maggie

Arthur

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Arthur

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander J

Arthur

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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