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Household of Alexander Murdoch (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Murdoch and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Murdoch, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Murdoch, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane R (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George B (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James M (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth Ralston, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Murdoch's household

Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Head
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Wife
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Son
Female

Jane R

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

George B

Murdoch

Son
Female

Margaret S

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

James M

Murdoch

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ralston

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Glasgow, 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

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murdoch

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane R

Murdoch

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George B

Murdoch

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Murdoch

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James M

Murdoch

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ralston

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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