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Household of William Arthur (born 1841, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Arthur, born in 1841 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Arthur, born in 1847 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Agnes Lyon, born in 1864 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Arthur's household

Male

William

Arthur

Head
Female

Jane

Arthur

Wife
Female

Margaret

Arthur

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Arthur

Son
Male

William

Arthur

Son
Female

Catherine

Arthur

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Lyon

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Arthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Arthur

Head

Married

40

1841

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Arthur

Wife

Married

34

1847

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Arthur

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Arthur

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Arthur

Son

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Arthur

Daughter

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Lyon

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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