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Household of John McArthur (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 McArthur and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McArthur, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza McArthur, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Mary Edgar, born in 1855 in Ireland.


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John McArthur's household

Male

John

McArthur

Head
Female

Eliza

McArthur

Wife
Male

John

McArthur

Son
Female

Eliza

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Ann

McArthur

Daughter
Male

Arthur

McArthur

Son
Male

Duncan

McArthur

Son
Male

William

McArthur

Son
Female

Mary

Edgar

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McArthur

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

McArthur

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

McArthur

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McArthur

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McArthur

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Edgar

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

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