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Household of James B Murdoch (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, 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.

James B Murdoch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James B Murdoch, born in 1832 in , consisted of 7 members. James B was the head of the household, married to Jane H M Murdoch, born in 1841 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter M W (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert H M (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John A W (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James B's Servant, Jessie Mathieson, born in 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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James B Murdoch's household

Male

James B

Murdoch

Head
Female

Jane H M

Murdoch

Wife
Male

Peter M W

Murdoch

Son
Male

Robert H M

Murdoch

Son
Female

Mary J

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

John A W

Murdoch

Son
Female

Jessie

Mathieson

Servant
First name(s) James B
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Australia

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James B

Murdoch

Head

Married

49

1832

Australia

Jane H M

Murdoch

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter M W

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert H M

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John A W

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mathieson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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