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Household of John McArthur (born 1851, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McArthur, born in 1851 in Alloa, Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann McArthur, born in 1849 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Donald (born 1876 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1860 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland) and John's Uncle, John (born 1836 in Alloa, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McArthur's household

Male

John

McArthur

Head
Female

Mary Ann

McArthur

Wife
Male

Donald

McArthur

Son
Female

Jessie

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Christina

McArthur

Daughter
Male

James

Sutherland

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

McArthur

Uncle
First name(s) John
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Alloa, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McArthur

Head

Married

30

1851

Alloa, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McArthur

Wife

Married

32

1849

Caithness, Scotland

Donald

McArthur

Son

-

5

1876

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

McArthur

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

McArthur

Daughter

-

0

1881

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Sutherland

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

John

McArthur

Uncle

Married

45

1836

Alloa, Argyllshire, Scotland

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