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Household of James Murphy (born 1812, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

James Murphy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murphy, born in 1812 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Charles (born 1835 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah T (born 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Rose (born 1861 in Barnston, Cheshire, England) and James's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Cheshire, England).


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James Murphy's household

Male

James

Murphy

Head
Male

Charles

Murphy

Son
Female

Harriet

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Sarah T

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Rose

Buckley

Servant
Female

Sarah

Wagstaffe

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Murphy

Head

Widower

69

1812

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles

Murphy

Son

Single

46

1835

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Murphy

Daughter

Single

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah T

Murphy

Daughter

Single

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Murphy

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Rose

Buckley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Barnston, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Wagstaffe

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

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