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Household of James Murdock (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

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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 Murdock and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murdock, born in 1816 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Murdock, born in 1829 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Charles (born 1862 in Scotland) and Emily (born 1866 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Peter Joseph Morntly, born in 1847 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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James Murdock's household

Male

James

Murdock

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Murdock

Wife
Male

Charles

Murdock

Son
Female

Emily

Murdock

Daughter
Male

Peter Joseph

Morntly

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Murdock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Murdock

Head

Married

65

1816

Scotland

Elizabeth

Murdock

Wife

Married

52

1829

Scotland

Charles

Murdock

Son

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Emily

Murdock

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Scotland

Peter Joseph

Morntly

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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