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Household of William McArthur (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 McArthur and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McArthur, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily McArthur, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emily (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Maria Arbuckle, born in 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William McArthur's household

Male

William

McArthur

Head
Female

Emily

McArthur

Wife
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Emily

McArthur

Daughter
Male

William

McArthur

Son
Female

Helen

McArthur

Daughter
Male

John

McArthur

Son
Female

Maria

Arbuckle

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McArthur

Head

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emily

McArthur

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emily

McArthur

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McArthur

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McArthur

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McArthur

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Arbuckle

Boarder

Widow

57

1824

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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