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Household of Peter McAra (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George (Landward), Midlothian, 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.

Peter McAra and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McAra, born in 1839 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 13 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Barbara McAra, born in 1841 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Helen (born 1862 in -), Peter (born 1863 in -), David (born 1865 in -), Georgina Watson (born 1868 in At Sea), John Duncan (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1875 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Lucy (born 1877 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alice (born 1879 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Annie McIntosh, born in 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Peter McAra's household

Male

Peter

McAra

Head
Female

Barbara

McAra

Wife
Female

Helen

McAra

Daughter
Male

Peter

McAra

Son
Male

David

McAra

Son
Female

Georgina Watson

McAra

Daughter
Male

John Duncan

McAra

Son
Female

Barbara

McAra

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McAra

Daughter
Male

James

McAra

Son
Female

Lucy

McAra

Daughter
Female

Alice

McAra

Daughter
Female

Annie

McIntosh

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name McAra
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McAra

Head

Married

42

1839

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Barbara

McAra

Wife

Married

40

1841

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

McAra

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

-

Peter

McAra

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

-

David

McAra

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Georgina Watson

McAra

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

At Sea

John Duncan

McAra

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

McAra

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

McAra

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McAra

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Lucy

McAra

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

McAra

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

McIntosh

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

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