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Household of James Murdoch (born 1833, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

James Murdoch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murdoch, born in 1833 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella B Murdoch, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Janet Brown, born in 1852 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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James Murdoch's household

Male

James

Murdoch

Head
Female

Isabella B

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Isabella

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

William

Murdoch

Son
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
Female

Janet

Brown

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Murdoch

Head

Married

48

1833

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella B

Murdoch

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Murdoch

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Murdoch

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Brown

Niece

Unmarried

29

1852

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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