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Household of William Murdock (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Murdock and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Murdock, born in 1854 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Murdock, born in 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; David (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Edward (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Brother, Henry (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Edward (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger Brother, Herbert (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Murdock's household

Male

William

Murdock

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Murdock

Wife
Male

David

Murdock

Son
Male

William

Murdock

Son
Male

Edward

Murdock

Son
Male

Edward

Murdock

Brother
Male

Henry

Murdock

Brother
Male

Edward

Bailey

Lodger
Male

Herbert

Bailey

Lodger Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Murdock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Murdock

Head

Married

27

1854

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Murdock

Wife

Married

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

David

Murdock

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Murdock

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Murdock

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Murdock

Brother

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Murdock

Brother

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Bailey

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Bailey

Lodger Brother

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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