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Household of Thomas Arher (born 1826, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Thomas Arher and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Arher, born in 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Arher, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie Gray (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John Charles Whitten (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's -, Isabella Miller, born in 1816 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Arher's household

Male

Thomas

Arher

Head
Female

Eliza

Arher

Wife
Male

James

Arher

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Arher

Daughter
Female

Annie Gray

Arher

Daughter
Male

John Charles Whitten

Arher

Son
Female

Isabella

Miller

-
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Arher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Arher

Head

Married

55

1826

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Arher

Wife

-

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Arher

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jane

Arher

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie Gray

Arher

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Charles Whitten

Arher

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Miller

-

Widow

65

1816

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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