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Household of Alexander McMurray (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Alexander McMurray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McMurray, born in 1839 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane McMurray, born in 1836 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1864 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin F (born 1865 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John F (born 1869 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1872 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McMurray's household

Male

Alexander

McMurray

Head
Female

Jane

McMurray

Wife
Male

Andrew

McMurray

Son
Male

Gavin F

McMurray

Son
Male

Alexander

McMurray

Son
Male

John F

McMurray

Son
Male

Robert

McMurray

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McMurray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McMurray

Head

Married

42

1839

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McMurray

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

McMurray

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin F

McMurray

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McMurray

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John F

McMurray

Son

-

12

1869

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McMurray

Son

-

9

1872

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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