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Household of Murdoch Macaskill (born 1838, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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.

Murdoch Macaskill and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdoch Macaskill, born in 1838 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 12 members. Murdoch was the head of the household, married to Jessie Cameron Macaskill, born in 1843 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Catherine Ann (born 1870 in Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Murdoch Alexr (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Isabella C (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Martha B (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Murdoch's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Murdoch's Servant, Janet (born 1866 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Murdoch Macaskill's household

Male

Murdoch

Macaskill

Head
Female

Jessie Cameron

Macaskill

Wife
Female

Catherine Ann

Macaskill

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Macaskill

Daughter
Female

Marion

Macaskill

Daughter
Male

John

Macaskill

Son
Male

Murdoch Alexr

Macaskill

Son
Female

Margaret

Macaskill

Daughter
Female

Isabella C

Macaskill

Daughter
Female

Martha B

Macaskill

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McLeod

Servant
Female

Janet

McIntosh

Servant
First name(s) Murdoch
Last name Macaskill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdoch

Macaskill

Head

Married

43

1838

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie Cameron

Macaskill

Wife

Married

38

1843

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine Ann

Macaskill

Daughter

-

11

1870

Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Macaskill

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Marion

Macaskill

Daughter

-

8

1873

Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Macaskill

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Murdoch Alexr

Macaskill

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macaskill

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella C

Macaskill

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha B

Macaskill

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

McLeod

Servant

-

25

1856

Invernessshire, Scotland

Janet

McIntosh

Servant

-

15

1866

Invernessshire, Scotland

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