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Household of Alexander Murray (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leadhills, 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 Murray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Murray, born in 1844 in Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Murray, born in 1844 in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas N (born 1868 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1870 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1874 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Murray's household

Male

Alexander

Murray

Head
Female

Mary

Murray

Wife
Male

Thomas N

Murray

Son
Female

Sarah

Murray

Daughter
Male

Richard

Murray

Son
Male

James

Murray

Son
Male

Alexander

Murray

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Murray

Head

Married

37

1844

Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Murray

Wife

Married

37

1844

Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Thomas N

Murray

Son

-

13

1868

Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Murray

Daughter

-

11

1870

Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Murray

Son

-

7

1874

Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Murray

Son

-

4

1877

Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murray

Son

-

0

1881

Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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