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Household of William Murdoch (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, 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 1836 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dryborn Murdoch, born in 1837 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1862 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1870 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jeannie (born 1875 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William Murdoch's household

Male

William

Murdoch

Head
Female

Mary Dryborn

Murdoch

Wife
Male

Charles

Murdoch

Son
Female

Agnes

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

William

Murdoch

Son
Female

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Murdoch

Son
Male

John

Murdoch

Son
Female

Jeannie

Murdoch

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Murdoch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Murdoch

Head

Married

45

1836

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Dryborn

Murdoch

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charles

Murdoch

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Murdoch

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Murdoch

Son

-

16

1865

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Murdoch

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Archibald

Murdoch

Son

-

11

1870

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Murdoch

Son

-

9

1872

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Murdoch

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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