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Household of Thomas McArthur (born 1845, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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.

Thomas McArthur and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McArthur, born in 1845 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen McArthur, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 4 children; James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Adopted Son, Kenneth Maning, born in 1876 in England.


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Thomas McArthur's household

Male

Thomas

McArthur

Head
Female

Ellen

McArthur

Wife
Male

James

McArthur

Son
Female

Ellen

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McArthur

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McArthur

Son
Male

Kenneth

Maning

Adopted Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McArthur

Head

Married

36

1845

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

McArthur

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

James

McArthur

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McArthur

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McArthur

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kenneth

Maning

Adopted Son

-

5

1876

England

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