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Household of Alexander Murdoch (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 1829 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Henderson Murdoch, born in 1833 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jaesin (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bella (born 1879 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary O'Hare, born in 1862 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Murdoch's household

Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Head
Female

Agnes Henderson

Murdoch

Wife
Male

James

Murdoch

Son
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Jaesin

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Ann

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Bella

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Mary

O'Hare

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place 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

52

1829

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes Henderson

Murdoch

Wife

Married

48

1833

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jaesin

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

O'Hare

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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