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Household of John Murdoch (born 1825, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 Murdoch and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murdoch, born in 1825 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion Murdoch, born in 1822 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1857 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Aunt, Marion (born 1802 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Strathbungo, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Apprentice, Thomas (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Murdoch's household

Male

John

Murdoch

Head
Female

Marion

Murdoch

Wife
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
Female

Marion

Barr

Aunt
Female

Elizabeth

Walker

Servant
Male

Thomas

Brown

Apprentice
First name(s) John
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murdoch

Head

Married

56

1825

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Murdoch

Wife

Married

59

1822

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Barr

Aunt

Unmarried

79

1802

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Strathbungo, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Brown

Apprentice

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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