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Household of Hector Murchison (born 1842, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Raasay, Invernessshire, 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.

Hector Murchison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hector Murchison, born in 1842 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Hector was the head of the household, married to Flory Murchison, born in 1847 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1874 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Flory (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hector's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Hector's Lodger, Walter (born 1863 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Hector Murchison's household

Male

Hector

Murchison

Head
Female

Flory

Murchison

Wife
Female

Catherine

Murchison

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murchison

Daughter
Male

John

Murchison

Son
Female

Flory

Murchison

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McLennan

Servant
Male

Walter

Hume

Lodger
First name(s) Hector
Last name Murchison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hector

Murchison

Head

Married

39

1842

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Flory

Murchison

Wife

Married

34

1847

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Murchison

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Murchison

Daughter

-

6

1875

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Murchison

Son

-

2

1879

Invernessshire, Scotland

Flory

Murchison

Daughter

-

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McLennan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Invernessshire, Scotland

Walter

Hume

Lodger

Unmarried

18

1863

Invernessshire, Scotland

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