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Household of James McMurray (born 1821, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoneykirk, 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.

James McMurray and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McMurray, born in 1821 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McMurray, born in 1822 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1852 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1867 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1870 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1850 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Robert (born 1862 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, George (born 1864 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James McMurray's household

Male

James

McMurray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McMurray

Wife
Male

John

McMurray

Son
Male

William

McMurray

Son
Female

Janet

McMurray

Daughter
Male

Andrew

McMurray

Son
Female

Margaret

McMurray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gervin

Servant
Female

Margaret

Hawsel

Servant
Male

Robert

Milligan

Servant
Male

George

Smith

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McMurray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McMurray

Head

Married

60

1821

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McMurray

Wife

Married

59

1822

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McMurray

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McMurray

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

McMurray

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

McMurray

Son

-

14

1867

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

McMurray

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Gervin

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hawsel

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Milligan

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

George

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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