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Household of William D R Arklay (born 1856, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Methven, Perthshire, 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 D R Arklay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William D R Arklay, born in 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William D R was the head of the household, married to Margaretta W Arklay, born in 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; William R W, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William D R's Mother-In-Law, Betsy (born 1833 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William D R's Brother-In-Law, James C (born 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William D R's Brother-In-Law, David C (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William D R's Friend, Janet (born 1850 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William D R's -, William (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William D R Arklay's household

Male

William D R

Arklay

Head
Female

Margaretta W

Arklay

Wife
Male

William R W

Arklay

Son
Female

Betsy

Whamond

Mother-In-Law
Male

James C

Whammond

Brother-In-Law
Male

David C

Whammond

Brother-In-Law
Female

Janet

Pollock

Friend
Male

William

Simpson

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First name(s) William D R
Last name Arklay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William D R

Arklay

Head

Married

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaretta W

Arklay

Wife

Married

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William R W

Arklay

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Whamond

Mother-In-Law

Widow

48

1833

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James C

Whammond

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David C

Whammond

Brother-In-Law

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Pollock

Friend

Unmarried

31

1850

Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Simpson

-

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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