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Household of William Arthur (born 1853, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, Shetland, 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.

William Arthur and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Arthur, born in 1853 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Arthur, born in 1857 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and David J (born 1880 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1861 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), William's Mother, Jane (born 1821 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and William's Aunt, Gifford (born 1834 in Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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William Arthur's household

Male

William

Arthur

Head
Female

Eliza

Arthur

Wife
Female

Christina

Arthur

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jane

Lybisonsybison

Mother
Female

Gifford

Lybisonsybison

Aunt
Male

William

Arthur

Son
Male

David J

Arthur

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Arthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Arthur

Head

Married

28

1853

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Eliza

Arthur

Wife

Married

24

1857

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Christina

Arthur

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Jane

Lybisonsybison

Mother

Unmarried

60

1821

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Gifford

Lybisonsybison

Aunt

Unmarried

47

1834

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

William

Arthur

Son

-

3

1878

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

David J

Arthur

Son

-

1

1880

Weisdale, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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