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Household of John Arthur (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Arthur, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Thomas (born 1861 in Ireland), John's Cousin, William (born 1839 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, David (born 1860 in Ireland).


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John Arthur's household

Male

John

Arthur

Head
Female

Mary

Arthur

Wife
Male

William

Arthur

Son
Female

Maggie

Arthur

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Arthur

Son
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Nephew
Male

William

Alexander

Cousin
Male

David

Hunter

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Arthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Arthur

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Mary

Arthur

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

William

Arthur

Son

-

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Arthur

Daughter

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Arthur

Son

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Nephew

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

William

Alexander

Cousin

Unmarried

42

1839

Ireland

David

Hunter

Boarder

-

21

1860

Ireland

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