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Household of John Murdoch (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murdoch, born in 1836 in Fife, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Murdoch, born in 1838 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Jane (born 1861 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Cousin, John Elder, born in 1821 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Murdoch's household

Male

John

Murdoch

Head
Female

Christina

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
Female

Catherine

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

James

Murdoch

Son
Male

Robert

Murdoch

Son
Female

Christina

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Annie

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

John

Elder

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murdoch

Head

Married

45

1836

Fife, Scotland

Christina

Murdoch

Wife

Married

43

1838

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Murdoch

Daughter

-

14

1867

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Murdoch

Daughter

-

12

1869

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Son

-

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Murdoch

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Murdoch

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Murdoch

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Elder

Cousin

Unmarried

60

1821

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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