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Household of John McAra (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochee, 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.

John McAra and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McAra, born in 1839 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McAra, born in 1835 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Eliza (born 1862 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Euphemia (born 1866 in Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1871 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Joanna (born 1872 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and George (born 1874 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland).


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John McAra's household

Male

John

McAra

Head
Female

Jane

McAra

Wife
Female

Eliza

McAra

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

McAra

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McAra

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McAra

Daughter
Female

Joanna

McAra

Daughter
Male

George

McAra

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McAra
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McAra

Head

Married

42

1839

Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

McAra

Wife

Married

46

1835

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

McAra

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Euphemia

McAra

Daughter

-

15

1866

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

McAra

Daughter

-

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

Maggie

McAra

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Joanna

McAra

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

George

McAra

Son

-

7

1874

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

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