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Household of William McArthur (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart Parish, Renfrewshire, 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 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McArthur, born in 1844 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1880 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William McArthur's household

Male

William

McArthur

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McArthur

Wife
Female

Mary

McArthur

Daughter
Male

Robert

McArthur

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Janet

McArthur

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter
Male

James

McArthur

Son
First name(s) William
Last name McArthur
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place South America

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McArthur

Head

Married

34

1847

South America

Elizabeth

McArthur

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

McArthur

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McArthur

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McArthur

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

McArthur

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McArthur

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McArthur

Son

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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