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Household of Alexander Murdoch (born 1829, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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 Murdoch and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Murdoch, born in 1829 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane G Murdoch, born in 1828 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Martha B (born 1866 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Isobel (born 1867 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Margaret W Mc (born 1870 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Mary G (born 1855 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Jane (born 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Helen (born 1858 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Murdoch's household
Alexander
Murdoch
Head
Jane G
Murdoch
Wife
Mary G
Gibson
Step Daughter
Martha B
Gibson
Daughter
Isobel
Gibson
Daughter
Alexander
Gibson
Son
Margaret W Mc
Gibson
Daughter
Jane
McLeish
Visitor
Helen
Cleave
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Murdoch |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Murdoch | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane G | Murdoch | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary G | Gibson | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Martha B | Gibson | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Isobel | Gibson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Gibson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret W Mc | Gibson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McLeish | Visitor | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Cleave | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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