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Household of John Murray (born 1834, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1834 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Murray, born in 1837 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 8 children; Annabella (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Angus (born 1860 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John M (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Walter (born 1871 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1873 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Donald (born 1881 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Macaskill, born in 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Janet

Murray

Wife
Female

Annabella

Murray

Daughter
Male

Angus

Murray

Son
Male

John M

Murray

Son
Female

Janet

Murray

Daughter
Male

Walter

Murray

Son
Male

Malcolm

Murray

Son
Female

Margaret

Murray

Daughter
Male

Donald

Murray

Son
Female

Margaret

Macaskill

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

47

1834

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

Murray

Wife

Married

44

1837

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Annabella

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

Murray

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John M

Murray

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

Murray

Daughter

-

13

1868

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Walter

Murray

Son

-

10

1871

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Malcolm

Murray

Son

-

8

1873

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Murray

Son

-

0

1881

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Macaskill

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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