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Household of Benjamin Murphy (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

Benjamin Murphy and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Murphy, born in 1827 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Murphy, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Boarder, Mary (born 1817 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Boarder, Ellen (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Lancelot M (born 1843 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Murphy's household

Male

Benjamin

Murphy

Head
Female

Eliza

Murphy

Wife
Female

Mary

Davis

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Johnson

Boarder
Male

Lancelot M

Kingston

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Murphy

Head

Married

54

1827

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Murphy

Wife

Married

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Davis

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Johnson

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lancelot M

Kingston

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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