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Household of Robert Murdoch (born 1835, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Robert Murdoch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Murdoch, born in 1835 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Murdoch, born in 1837 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Son, Robert (born 1862 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Step Son, James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Adopted Daughter, Mary (born 1858 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Robert Murdoch's household

Male

Robert

Murdoch

Head
Female

Isabella

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Murdoch

Son
Male

Robert

Dunn

Step Son
Male

James

Dunn

Step Son
Female

Mary

Miller

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Murdoch

Head

Married

46

1835

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Murdoch

Wife

Married

44

1837

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Murdoch

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Dunn

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Dunn

Step Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Miller

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

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