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Household of John McArthur (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1853 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wilson, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Ireland), Joseph (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1880 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Thomas McGinty, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John McArthur's household

Male

John

McArthur

Head
Female

Eliza

Wilson

Wife
Male

Thomas

McArthur

Son
Male

Joseph

McArthur

Son
Male

James

McArthur

Son
Male

Malcolm

McArthur

Son
Male

Thomas

McGinty

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McArthur

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Eliza

Wilson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Thomas

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Ireland

Joseph

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Malcolm

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

McGinty

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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