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Household of Thomas McMurdo (born 1841, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Thomas McMurdo and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McMurdo, born in 1841 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Barbara Bell McMurdo, born in 1828 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William Bell (born 1867 in England) and Mary Jane (born 1871 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, David (born 1842 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas McMurdo's household

Male

Thomas

McMurdo

Head
Female

Barbara Bell

McMurdo

Wife
Male

William Bell

McMurdo

Son
Female

Mary Jane

McMurdo

Daughter
Male

David

McMurdo

Brother
Male

Thomas

McCall

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McMurdo
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McMurdo

Head

Married

40

1841

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Barbara Bell

McMurdo

Wife

Married

53

1828

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William Bell

McMurdo

Son

-

14

1867

England

Mary Jane

McMurdo

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

McMurdo

Brother

Unmarried

39

1842

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

McCall

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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