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Household of James Murdoch (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murdoch, born in 1849 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Murdoch, born in 1857 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1872 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah A (born 1880 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1881 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Sarah A Blair, born in 1813 in Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Murdoch's household

Male

James

Murdoch

Head
Female

Ann

Murdoch

Wife
Male

James

Murdoch

Son
Female

Sarah A

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Ann

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Blair

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Murdoch

Head

Married

32

1849

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Murdoch

Wife

Married

24

1857

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah A

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah A

Blair

Mother

Married

68

1813

Wilsontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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