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Household of Peter Murray (born 1818, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Peter Murray and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Murray, born in 1818 in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Murray, born in 1820 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jannet, born 1853 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Grandson, James (born 1875 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Peter's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1879 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Peter's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Murray's household

Male

Peter

Murray

Head
Female

Mary

Murray

Wife
Female

Jannet

Murray

Daughter
Male

James

Murray

Grandson
Female

Mary

Murray

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Murray

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Murray

Head

Married

63

1818

Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Murray

Wife

Married

61

1820

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jannet

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Murray

Grandson

-

6

1875

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Murray

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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