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Household of Alexander John Murray (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, 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.

Alexander John Murray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander John Murray, born in 1831 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander John was the head of the household, married to Anna Murray, born in 1835 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Patrick Maxwell (born 1861 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Anna Mary (born 1867 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Catherine Mckenzie (born 1869 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Thurburn (born 1873 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Janet Maxwell (born 1877 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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Alexander John Murray's household

Male

Alexander John

Murray

Head
Female

Anna

Murray

Wife
Male

Patrick Maxwell

Murray

Son
Female

Anna Mary

Murray

Daughter
Female

Catherine Mckenzie

Murray

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Thurburn

Murray

Daughter
Female

Janet Maxwell

Murray

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander John

Murray

Head

Married

50

1831

Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Anna

Murray

Wife

Married

46

1835

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Patrick Maxwell

Murray

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Anna Mary

Murray

Daughter

-

14

1867

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Catherine Mckenzie

Murray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Thurburn

Murray

Daughter

-

8

1873

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Janet Maxwell

Murray

Daughter

-

4

1877

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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