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Household of William McAra (born 1837, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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 McAra and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McAra, born in 1837 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace McAra, born in 1838 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Peter (born 1863 in -), Grace (born 1866 in -), Jessie (born 1869 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Eliza J (born 1871 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William G (born 1873 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Jemima (born 1875 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Duncan (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granddaughter, Evelyn McAra, born in 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.


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William McAra's household

Male

William

McAra

Head
Female

Grace

McAra

Wife
Male

Peter

McAra

Son
Female

Grace

McAra

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McAra

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

McAra

Daughter
Male

William G

McAra

Son
Female

Jemima

McAra

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McAra

Son
Female

Evelyn

McAra

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

McAra

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name McAra
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McAra

Head

Married

44

1837

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Grace

McAra

Wife

Married

43

1838

Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

McAra

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

-

Grace

McAra

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

-

Jessie

McAra

Daughter

-

12

1869

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Eliza J

McAra

Daughter

-

10

1871

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William G

McAra

Son

-

8

1873

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jemima

McAra

Daughter

-

6

1875

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Duncan

McAra

Son

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Evelyn

McAra

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

McAra

Daughter

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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