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Household of William Murdoch (born 1834, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Murdoch and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Murdoch, born in 1834 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Murdoch, born in 1839 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Elspet (born 1862 in Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Murdoch's household

Male

William

Murdoch

Head
Female

Ann

Murdoch

Wife
Female

Elspet

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

William

Murdoch

Son
Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Son
Male

James

Murdoch

Son
Male

Joseph

Murdoch

Son
Female

Isabella

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Murdoch

Head

Married

47

1834

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Ann

Murdoch

Wife

Married

42

1839

Morayshire, Scotland

Elspet

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Morayshire, Scotland

William

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murdoch

Son

-

14

1867

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Murdoch

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Murdoch

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Murdoch

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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