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Household of William Murray (born 1824, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, 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 Murray and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Murray, born in 1824 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Margaret Ann (born 1858 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), George (born 1860 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1869 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John Low (born 1871 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret McLaren, born in 1865 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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William Murray's household

Male

William

Murray

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Murray

Daughter
Male

George

Murray

Son
Male

James

Murray

Son
Male

Arthur

Murray

Son
Male

John Low

Murray

Son
Female

Margaret

McLaren

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Murray

Head

Widower

57

1824

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret Ann

Murray

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

Murray

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Murray

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Arthur

Murray

Son

-

12

1869

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John Low

Murray

Son

-

10

1871

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLaren

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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