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Household of Edward Murphy (born 1851, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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.

Edward Murphy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Murphy, born in 1851 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Margaret Murphy, born in 1851 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, James (born 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edward's Boarder, John (born - in Ireland).


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Edward Murphy's household

Male

Edward

Murphy

Head
Female

Margaret

Murphy

Wife
Male

Edward

Murphy

Son
Male

Thomas

Murphy

Son
Male

Patrick

Murphy

Son
Female

Mary

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Murphy

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Boarder
Male

John

Downie

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Murphy

Head

Married

30

1851

Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murphy

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Murphy

Son

-

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Murphy

Son

-

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Murphy

Son

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murphy

Daughter

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Murphy

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Downie

Boarder

Unmarried

-

-

Ireland

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