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Household of John Murdoch (born 1845, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1845 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Murdoch, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, George Murdoch, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Murdoch's household

Male

John

Murdoch

Head
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Wife
Male

James

Murdoch

Son
Female

Agnes

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

George

Murdoch

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Auchinleck, 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

36

1845

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

George

Murdoch

Brother

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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