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Household of John McArthur (born 1840, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glassary, Argyllshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McArthur, born in 1840 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Cathe McArthur, born in 1845 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Archibald (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1869 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Dugald (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Mary A (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Lachlan Paterson, born in 1812 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McArthur's household

Male

John

McArthur

Head
Female

Cathe

McArthur

Wife
Male

Archibald

McArthur

Son
Male

Donald

McArthur

Son
Female

Susan

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter
Male

John

McArthur

Son
Male

Dugald

McArthur

Son
Female

Mary A

McArthur

Daughter
Male

Lachlan

Paterson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McArthur

Head

Married

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

Cathe

McArthur

Wife

Married

36

1845

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McArthur

Son

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Susan

McArthur

Daughter

-

12

1869

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter

-

8

1873

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McArthur

Son

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dugald

McArthur

Son

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary A

McArthur

Daughter

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Lachlan

Paterson

Lodger

Widower

69

1812

Argyllshire, Scotland

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