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Household of John Murdoch (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murdoch, born in 1837 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Murdoch, born in 1835 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1856 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1825 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1832 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Murdoch's household

Male

John

Murdoch

Head
Female

Annie

Murdoch

Wife
Male

John

Martin

Brother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Martin

Brother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Murdoch

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Helen

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murdoch

Head

Married

44

1837

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Murdoch

Wife

Married

46

1835

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Martin

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

56

1825

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Martin

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

49

1832

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Murdoch

Son

-

25

1856

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

-

11

1870

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Murdoch

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murdoch

Son

-

1

1880

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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