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Household of Alexander R M Murray (born 1843, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 R M Murray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander R M Murray, born in 1843 in Portsoy, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander R M was the head of the household, married to Sarah B Murray, born in 1851 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Hotchkin H (born 1870 in Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Lillah (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie H (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sydney B (born 1875 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Eddie A (born 1877 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander R M's Servant, Margaret Ann Reith, born in 1864 in Logie Pert, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander R M Murray's household

Male

Alexander R M

Murray

Head
Female

Sarah B

Murray

Wife
Male

Hotchkin H

Murray

Son
Female

Lillah

Murray

Daughter
Female

Jessie H

Murray

Daughter
Male

Sydney B

Murray

Son
Female

Eddie A

Murray

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Reith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander R M
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander R M

Murray

Head

Married

38

1843

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Sarah B

Murray

Wife

Married

30

1851

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hotchkin H

Murray

Son

-

11

1870

Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Lillah

Murray

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie H

Murray

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sydney B

Murray

Son

-

6

1875

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eddie A

Murray

Daughter

-

4

1877

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Ann

Reith

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Logie Pert, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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