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Household of James Murdoch (born 1847, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murdoch, born in 1847 in Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Murdoch, born in 1851 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane M (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Murdoch's household

Male

James

Murdoch

Head
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Wife
Male

James

Murdoch

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Son
Male

William

Murdoch

Son
Female

Jane M

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

George

Murdoch

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Murdoch

Head

Married

34

1847

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Wife

Married

30

1851

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane M

Murdoch

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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