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Household of John Muir (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

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.

John Muir and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Muir, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Muir, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Armstrong, born in 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Muir's household

Male

John

Muir

Head
Female

Margaret

Muir

Wife
Female

Maggie

Muir

Daughter
Male

James

Muir

Son
Male

William

Muir

Son
Female

Jessie

Muir

Daughter
Male

George

Muir

Son
Male

David

Muir

Son
Female

Jane

Armstrong

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Muir

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Muir

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Muir

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Muir

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Muir

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Muir

Daughter

-

7

1874

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Muir

Son

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Muir

Son

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Armstrong

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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