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Household of Thomas Murray (born 1839, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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 Murray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Murray, born in 1839 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Murray, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1869 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1871 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Peter (born 1811 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, Francis (born 1874 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Peter (born 1874 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Murray's household

Male

Thomas

Murray

Head
Female

Sarah

Murray

Wife
Male

William

Murray

Son
Male

Matthew

Murray

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Murray

Daughter
Male

Peter

McMaster

Boarder
Male

Francis

Mark

Boarder
Male

Peter

Poague

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Murray

Head

Married

42

1839

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Murray

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

William

Murray

Son

-

12

1869

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Matthew

Murray

Son

-

10

1871

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murray

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

McMaster

Boarder

Unmarried

70

1811

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

Francis

Mark

Boarder

-

7

1874

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

Poague

Boarder

-

7

1874

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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