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Household of Alexander Murdoch (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Patrick, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Murdoch, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Murdoch, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alex Norman (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Evelyn (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1856 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Murdoch's household

Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Head
Female

Catherine

Murdoch

Wife
Male

Alex Norman

Murdoch

Son
Female

Evelyn

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Kennedy

Servant
Female

Margaret

Munro

Servant
Female

Jane

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Mary

Armstrong

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Murdoch

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Murdoch

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex Norman

Murdoch

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Evelyn

Murdoch

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Kennedy

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Armstrong

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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