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Household of John Murray (born 1847, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1847 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Murray, born in 1843 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William G (born 1875 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Sophia Y (born 1880 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1841 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie A (born 1864 in Wales).


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John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Sophia

Murray

Wife
Male

William G

Murray

Son
Male

John

Murray

Son
Female

Mary J

Murray

Daughter
Female

Sophia Y

Murray

Daughter
Female

Mary

Young

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jessie A

Murray

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

34

1847

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sophia

Murray

Wife

Married

38

1843

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

William G

Murray

Son

-

6

1875

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Murray

Son

-

4

1877

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary J

Murray

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sophia Y

Murray

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Young

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie A

Murray

Servant

-

17

1864

Wales

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