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Household of John Murdock (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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 Murdock and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murdock, born in 1840 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Murdock, born in 1848 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Anne Isabell (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John (born 1807 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Visitor, David (born 1837 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Murdock's household

Male

John

Murdock

Head
Female

Mary

Murdock

Wife
Female

Jane

Murdock

Daughter
Female

Anne Isabell

Murdock

Daughter
Male

James

Murdock

Son
Male

John

Murdock

Visitor
Male

David

Murdock

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Esplin

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Murdock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murdock

Head

Married

41

1840

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Murdock

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdock

Daughter

-

6

1875

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Anne Isabell

Murdock

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Murdock

Son

-

1

1880

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Murdock

Visitor

Widower

74

1807

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Murdock

Visitor

Unmarried

44

1837

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Esplin

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Carmyllie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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