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Household of William Murdoch (born 1829, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Murdoch, born in 1829 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; William (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emma (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabel (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lillias (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Murdoch's household

Male

William

Murdoch

Head
Male

William

Murdoch

Son
Male

Alexander

Murdoch

Son
Male

Gavin

Murdoch

Son
Female

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Emma

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Murdoch

Daughter
Female

Lillias

Murdoch

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Murdoch

Head

Widower

52

1829

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Emma

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Murdoch

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabel

Murdoch

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillias

Murdoch

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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