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Household of William Arthur (born 1847, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

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.

William Arthur and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Arthur, born in 1847 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Arthur, born in 1852 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mathew (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father-In-Law, Mathew (born 1811 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1811 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Arthur's household

Male

William

Arthur

Head
Female

Janet

Arthur

Wife
Male

William

Arthur

Son
Female

Maggie

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Arthur

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Arthur

Son
Female

Janet

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Mary

Arthur

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Denholm

Father-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Denholm

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

McGaff

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Arthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Arthur

Head

Married

34

1847

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Arthur

Wife

Married

29

1852

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Arthur

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Arthur

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Arthur

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mathew

Arthur

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Arthur

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Arthur

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mathew

Denholm

Father-In-Law

Married

70

1811

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Denholm

Mother-In-Law

Married

70

1811

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McGaff

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

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