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Household of Alexander Murdoch (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Murdoch, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Murdoch, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1862 in Ireland), Annie (born 1864 in Ireland), Margaret J (born 1866 in Ireland), Alexander (born 1863 in Ireland), Rebecca (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen Shaw (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Niece, Catherine (born 1862 in Ireland) and Alexander's Niece, Martha (born 1864 in Ireland).


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Alexander Murdoch's household

Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Head
Female

Annie

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Annie

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Son
Female

Rebecca

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Helen Shaw

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Park

Niece
Female

Martha

Park

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Murdoch

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Murdoch

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Annie

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Margaret J

Murdoch

Daughter

-

15

1866

Ireland

Alexander

Murdoch

Son

-

18

1863

Ireland

Rebecca

Murdoch

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Shaw

Murdoch

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Park

Niece

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Martha

Park

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

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