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Household of James Murray (born 1836, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ladhope, Selkirkshire, 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 Murray and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murray, born in 1836 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Murray, born in 1835 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1862 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Allan (born 1875 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Mary Y K (born 1880 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, John Wightman, born in 1855 in Berwickshire, Scotland.


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James Murray's household

Male

James

Murray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Murray

Wife
Male

Andrew

Murray

Son
Male

James

Murray

Son
Male

William

Murray

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Murray

Daughter
Male

Allan

Murray

Son
Female

Mary Y K

Murray

Daughter
Male

John

Wightman

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Murray

Head

Married

45

1836

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murray

Wife

Married

46

1835

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Andrew

Murray

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Murray

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Murray

Son

-

14

1867

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murray

Daughter

-

11

1870

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Allan

Murray

Son

-

6

1875

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary Y K

Murray

Daughter

-

1

1880

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Wightman

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Berwickshire, Scotland

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