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Household of John Murray (born 1842, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1842 in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Murray, born in 1843 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Grace (born 1867 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1869 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1874 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1879 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Margaret

Murray

Wife
Female

Grace

Murray

Daughter
Female

Annie

Murray

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Murray

Daughter
Male

Robert

Murray

Son
Male

George

Murray

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

39

1842

Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Wife

Married

38

1843

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Grace

Murray

Daughter

-

14

1867

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Murray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Murray

Daughter

-

7

1874

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Murray

Son

-

5

1876

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Murray

Son

-

2

1879

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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