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Household of William McAra (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 McAra and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McAra, born in 1840 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McAra, born in 1838 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes T (born 1868 in St Mary's, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1870 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland), Anne S (born 1872 in St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Mary Reid, born in 1836 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland.


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William McAra's household

Male

William

McAra

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McAra

Wife
Female

Agnes T

McAra

Daughter
Male

James

McAra

Son
Female

Anne S

McAra

Daughter
Male

John

McAra

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McAra

Daughter
Female

Mary

Reid

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name McAra
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McAra

Head

Married

41

1840

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McAra

Wife

Married

43

1838

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Agnes T

McAra

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

St Mary's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McAra

Son

-

11

1870

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne S

McAra

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McAra

Son

-

6

1875

St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McAra

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Reid

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

45

1836

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

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