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Household of John Murray (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 Murray and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1833 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Murray, born in 1837 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1877 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Mathew (born 1865 in Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, John (born 1856 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Murray

Wife
Male

William

Murray

Son
Female

Catherine

Murray

Daughter
Male

James

Murray

Son
Male

Arthur

Murray

Son
Male

Alexander

Murray

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Murray

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Vance

Lodger
Male

John

Coulber

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

48

1833

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murray

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Murray

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Murray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Murray

Son

-

9

1872

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Murray

Son

-

4

1877

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murray

Son

-

2

1879

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murray

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mathew

Vance

Lodger

Unmarried

16

1865

Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Coulber

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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