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Household of James Murdoch (born 1834, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murdoch, born in 1834 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maggie Murdoch, born in 1842 in Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1879 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Bella (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Murdoch's household
James
Murdoch
Head
Maggie
Murdoch
Wife
James
Murdoch
Son
Isabella
Murdoch
Daughter
Jessie
Murdoch
Daughter
Maggie
Murdoch
Daughter
Jane
Cunningham
Servant
Bella
Stevenson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Murdoch |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Murdoch | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Murdoch | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland | |
James | Murdoch | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Murdoch | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Murdoch | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Murdoch | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Cunningham | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Stevenson | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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