Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Murray (born 1859, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jane (born 1830 in Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Jessie (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1850 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Jeanie (born 1851 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Jane (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Maggie (born 1875 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Esther (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Adam (born 1826 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Jane

Murray

Mother
Female

Jessie

Sangster

Sister
Male

William

Houston

Brother-In-Law
Female

Jeanie

Houston

Sister
Female

Jane

Houston

Niece
Female

Maggie

Houston

Niece
Female

Esther

Houston

Niece
Male

Adam

Houston

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Murray

Mother

Widow

51

1830

Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sangster

Sister

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Houston

Brother-In-Law

Married

31

1850

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Houston

Sister

Married

30

1851

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Houston

Niece

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Houston

Niece

-

6

1875

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Esther

Houston

Niece

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Houston

Visitor

Married

55

1826

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Murray in Govan Church in 1881, and follow the Murray family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Murray

We’ve found John Murray in 1270 family trees. Find out more about John Murray's household and view the Murray family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census