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Household of John Murray (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1841 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catty Murray, born in 1844 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Marion (born 1869 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1879 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1855 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Catty

Murray

Wife
Female

Marion

Murray

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Murray

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Murray

Son
Male

William

Murray

Son
Male

Thomas

Menzie

Boarder
Male

William

Batchlar

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

40

1841

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catty

Murray

Wife

-

37

1844

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Murray

Daughter

-

12

1869

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murray

Daughter

-

5

1876

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Murray

Son

-

2

1879

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Murray

Son

-

3

1878

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Menzie

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Batchlar

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Fife, Scotland

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