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Household of John Murray (born 1805, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, Shetland, 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 Murray and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1805 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Murray, born in 1822 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Molly (born 1848 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1853 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Mary (born 1862 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1864 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Eliza

Murray

Wife
Female

Molly

Murray

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Murray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Tullock

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Tullock

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

76

1805

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Eliza

Murray

Wife

Married

59

1822

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Molly

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Tullock

Visitor

Unmarried

19

1862

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Eliza

Tullock

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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