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Household of John Murdoch (born 1809, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cairney, Aberdeenshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murdoch, born in 1809 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Murdoch, born in 1812 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alex (born 1844 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Penuel (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Murdoch's household

Male

John

Murdoch

Head
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Wife
Male

Alex

Murdoch

Son
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

John

Murdoch

Servant
Female

Penuel

McPherson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murdoch

Head

Married

72

1809

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Wife

Married

69

1812

Banffshire, Scotland

Alex

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Penuel

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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