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Household of William Murdoch (born 1841, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverkeithing, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Murdoch, born in 1841 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Murdoch, born in 1839 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Morayshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Morayshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Perthshire, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Murdoch's household

Male

William

Murdoch

Head
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Wife
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Murdoch

Son
Male

James

Murdoch

Son
Male

Benjamin

Murdoch

Son
Male

William

Murdoch

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Murdoch

Head

Married

40

1841

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Wife

Married

42

1839

Morayshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Morayshire, Scotland

Thomas

Murdoch

Son

-

11

1870

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Murdoch

Son

-

5

1876

Perthshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Murdoch

Son

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Murdoch

Son

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

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