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Household of Benjamin Murdoch (born 1848, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Benjamin Murdoch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Murdoch, born in 1848 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Susan Murdoch, born in 1851 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Benjamin Murdoch's household

Male

Benjamin

Murdoch

Head
Female

Susan

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Murdoch

Son
Male

Joseph

Murdoch

Son
Male

Thomas

Murdoch

Son
Female

Susan

Murdoch

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Murdoch

Head

Married

33

1848

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Susan

Murdoch

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Murdoch

Son

-

7

1874

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Murdoch

Son

-

9

1872

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Murdoch

Son

-

6

1875

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Susan

Murdoch

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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