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Household of John Murdoch (born 1848, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murdoch, born in 1848 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Murdoch, born in 1853 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1865 in Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1857 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jean (born 1860 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Murdoch's household

Male

John

Murdoch

Head
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Sarah

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Murdoch

Son
Female

Janet

Nimmo

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jean

Ferguson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murdoch

Head

Married

33

1848

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

-

13

1868

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter

-

8

1873

Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Murdoch

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Murdoch

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Nimmo

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jean

Ferguson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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