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Household of David Murdoch (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Murdoch, born in 1842 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Murdoch, born in 1846 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1868 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Bessie (born 1880 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Murdoch's household

Male

David

Murdoch

Head
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Sarah

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Murdoch

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Murdoch

Head

Married

39

1842

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Bessie

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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