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Household of John McAra (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 McAra and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McAra, born in 1842 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Park, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Gavin (born 1881 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Agnes Park, born in 1848 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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John McAra's household

Male

John

McAra

Head
Female

Maggie

Park

Wife
Female

Maggie

McAra

Daughter
Male

John

McAra

Son
Female

Catherine

McAra

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McAra

Son
Male

Gavin

McAra

Son
Female

Agnes

Park

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McAra
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McAra

Head

Married

39

1842

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Park

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McAra

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McAra

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McAra

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McAra

Son

-

2

1879

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Gavin

McAra

Son

-

0

1881

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Park

Visitor

Unmarried

33

1848

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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