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Household of David Murdoch (born 1850, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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.
David Murdoch and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Murdoch, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Murdoch, born in 1843 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1877 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Son, William (born 1861 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), David's Step Son, George (born 1862 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Georgina (born 1877 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and David's Step Daughter, Jemima (born 1867 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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David Murdoch's household
David
Murdoch
Head
Elizabeth
Murdoch
Wife
William
McDowall
Step Son
George
McDowall
Step Son
Janet
Murdoch
Daughter
Annie
Murdoch
Daughter
Georgina
McDowall
Granddaughter
Jemima
McDowall
Step Daughter
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Murdoch |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Murdoch | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Murdoch | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | McDowall | Step Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
George | McDowall | Step Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Murdoch | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Murdoch | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Georgina | McDowall | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jemima | McDowall | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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