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Household of James Murdoch (born 1843, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 1843 in Carmichael, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Murdoch, born in 1844 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1880 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1873 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Daughter, Janet S Gardiner, born in 1865 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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James Murdoch's household
James
Murdoch
Head
Margaret
Murdoch
Wife
Peter
Murdoch
Son
Richard
Murdoch
Son
Maggie
Murdoch
Daughter
Jane
Murdoch
Daughter
Janet S
Gardiner
Step Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Murdoch |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Carmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Murdoch | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Carmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Murdoch | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Murdoch | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Richard | Murdoch | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Murdoch | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Murdoch | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet S | Gardiner | Step Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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