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Household of John Murray (born 1816, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1816 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Murray, born in 1823 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Samuel C (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane G (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Charlotte S (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Grandson, George (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Janet

Murray

Wife
Male

William

Murray

Son
Male

Samuel C

Murray

Son
Female

Jane G

Murray

Daughter
Male

John

Murray

Grandson
Female

Charlotte S

Murray

Granddaughter
Female

Jessie

Murray

Granddaughter
Male

George

Murray

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

65

1816

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Janet

Murray

Wife

Married

58

1823

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Murray

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Samuel C

Murray

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane G

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Murray

Grandson

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte S

Murray

Granddaughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Murray

Granddaughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Murray

Grandson

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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