Margaret Annie (Murdock) Pedlow (1856)

Born May 1856 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wife of Thomas Pedlow — married 27 May 1878 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Margaret was born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May 1856.

In 1860, Wm. and Eliza Murdock lived in the East Division 17th Ward Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with his wife Eliza and two children.^[1]

In 1870, Margret Murdock lived with her parents, William and Eliza Murdock, and four siblings in District 55, 29th Ward, Philadelphia.^[2]

Thomas Pedlow and Annie M. Murdock were married at Philadelphia on 27 May 1878.^[3] They had at least 9 children, 7 of whom were alive when the US Census was taken in 1900.

In 1900, Margaret Pedloe and her husband Thomas, six children and father-in-law Murdock lived at 2344 E. Hazzard, Philadelphia city Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thomas worked as a machinist.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5Y-L2R : accessed 25 March 2016), Wm Murdock, 1860. Page 129 Wm Murdock, a 27 year old weaver; Eliza Murdock, 26; Ann Murdock, 4; Samuel Murdock, 0-7/12. Samuel Gamble, a weaver, and his wife Jane, lived with the family. William and Eliza were born in Ireland, but the children were born in Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ5G-JXX : accessed 25 March 2016), Margret Murdock in household of William Murdock, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 74, family 634, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,902. William Murdock, a 40 year old carpet weaver; Eliza Murdock, 35; Margret Murdock, 14; Samuel Murdock, 10; Mary Murdock, 8; Emma Murdock, 3; William Murdock, 0-4/12, b. Feb. William and Eliza were born in Ireland, while the children were all born in Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V26R-H5R : accessed 24 March 2016), Thomas Pedlow and Annie M. Murdock, 27 May 1878; citing Philadelphia, Penn; FHL microfilm 1,769,061.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12041-43390-89?cc=1325221 : accessed 17 March 2016), Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > ED 798 Division 25, St. Ann's Parish Building Philadelphia city Ward 31 > image 20 of 39; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ED 798, Sheet 10B, Household 202, Line 61 Thomas Pedloe, a 49 year old machinist b. July 1850; Margeret A Pedloe, 44 b. May 1856; Florence Pedloe, 23 b. Aug 1876; Lizzie H Pedloe, 22 b. March 1878; Sallie B Pedloe, a 17 year old hosier knitter b. Jan 1883; Abel Pedloe, 15 b. Dec 1884; William M Pedloe, a 13 year old errand boy b. Nov 1886; Thomas H Pedloe, 10 b. Dec 1889; Leonard Pedloe, 11 b. Jan 1889; father-in-law William Murdock, a widowed carpet weaver, 67 b. Jan 1833. All were born in Pennsylvania except William Murdock, who was born in Ireland, as were all of Thomas and Margaret's parents. Thomas and Margaret have been married for 25 years, and Margaret has had 9 children, seven of whom are living.