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Household of John Murdoch (born 1820, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dallas, Moray, 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 Murdoch and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murdoch, born in 1820 in Dallas, Morayshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Murdoch, born in 1826 in Cromdale, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1860 in Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1867 in Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Alexander (born 1864 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1867 in Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Morayshire, Scotland).


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John Murdoch's household

Male

John

Murdoch

Head
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Wife
Male

James

Murdoch

Son
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Forsyth

Servant
Male

Alexander

Grigor

Servant
Female

Margaret

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murdoch

Head

Married

61

1820

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Wife

Married

55

1826

Cromdale, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Forsyth

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Grigor

Servant

-

14

1867

Dallas, Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Morayshire, Scotland

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