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Household of Hector Murdoch (born 1854, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 Murdoch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hector Murdoch, born in 1854 in Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Hector was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Murdoch, born in 1850 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1875 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Elspey (born 1876 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hector (born 1878 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Anne (born 1881 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Hector's Boarder, Stewart S Kelly, born in 1859 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Hector Murdoch's household

Male

Hector

Murdoch

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Elspey

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Hector

Murdoch

Son
Female

Anne

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Stewart S

Kelly

Boarder
First name(s) Hector
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hector

Murdoch

Head

Married

27

1854

Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Ayrshire, Scotland

Elspey

Murdoch

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hector

Murdoch

Son

-

3

1878

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Anne

Murdoch

Daughter

-

0

1881

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Stewart S

Kelly

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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