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Household of Alex Murray (born 1833, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

Alex Murray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Murray, born in 1833 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Harriet Murray, born in 1843 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Harriet (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Father-In-Law, John Hannah, born in 1820 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Alex Murray's household

Male

Alex

Murray

Head
Female

Harriet

Murray

Wife
Female

Jane

Murray

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Murray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Murray

Daughter
Male

John

Murray

Son
Female

Harriet

Murray

Daughter
Male

John

Hannah

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Alex
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Murray

Head

Married

48

1833

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Harriet

Murray

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Murray

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harriet

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Hannah

Father-In-Law

Widower

61

1820

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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