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Household of Thomas Murdoch (born 1849, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, Moray, 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 Murdoch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Murdoch, born in 1849 in Golspie, Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Murdoch, born in 1846 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1872 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1877 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Fanny M (born 1879 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, Alexander Murdoch, born in 1861 in Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Thomas Murdoch's household

Male

Thomas

Murdoch

Head
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Wife
Male

William

Murdoch

Son
Female

Isabella

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Fanny M

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Murdoch

Head

Married

32

1849

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Wife

Married

35

1846

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

William

Murdoch

Son

-

9

1872

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella

Murdoch

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret A

Murdoch

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Fanny M

Murdoch

Daughter

-

2

1879

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Alexander

Murdoch

Brother

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilmuir, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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