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Household of William Jas Murdock (born 1842, Armagh)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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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.

William Jas Murdock and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jas Murdock, born in 1842 in Armagh, consisted of 11 members. William Jas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Murdock, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; George (born 1862 in Washington, Durham, England), Martha (born 1864 in Washington, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Washington, Durham, England), Anna (born 1878 in Washington, Durham, England) and Frances (born 1880 in Washington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Jas's Boarder, Hugh (born 1852 in Wapping, Middlesex, England), William Jas's Boarder, Eliza C (born 1855 in Gravesend, Kent, England), William Jas's Boarder, Mariane (born 1833 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and William Jas's Boarder, Agnes F (born 1860 in -).


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William Jas Murdock's household

Male

William Jas

Murdock

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Murdock

Wife
Male

George

Murdock

Son
Female

Martha

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Anna

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Frances

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Norman

Boarder
Female

Eliza C

Norman

Boarder
Female

Mariane

Stanton

Boarder
Female

Agnes F

Stanton

Boarder
First name(s) William Jas
Last name Murdock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Armagh, Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Jas

Murdock

Head

Married

39

1842

Armagh, Ireland

Elizabeth J

Murdock

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

George

Murdock

Son

Single

19

1862

Washington, Durham, England

Martha

Murdoch

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Washington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Washington, Durham, England

Anna

Murdoch

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Washington, Durham, England

Frances

Murdoch

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Washington, Durham, England

Hugh

Norman

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Wapping, Middlesex, England

Eliza C

Norman

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Gravesend, Kent, England

Mariane

Stanton

Boarder

Married

48

1833

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Agnes F

Stanton

Boarder

Single

21

1860

-

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