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Household of Robert Murdoch (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Murdoch, born in 1836 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Murdoch, born in 1850 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James K (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John D (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ivan W (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Catherine (born 1850 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Robert Murdoch's household

Male

Robert

Murdoch

Head
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Wife
Male

James K

Murdoch

Son
Male

John D

Murdoch

Son
Female

Ivan W

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Mary A

McFarlane

Servant
Female

Catherine

Steen

Servant
Female

Jane

Barclay

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Murdoch

Head

Married

45

1836

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James K

Murdoch

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John D

Murdoch

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ivan W

Murdoch

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

McFarlane

Servant

-

19

1862

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Steen

Servant

-

31

1850

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Barclay

Servant

-

24

1857

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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