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Household of James Murphy (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murphy, born in 1849 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Murphy, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Kate (born 1869 in Ireland), Hannah (born 1872 in Ireland), Ellen (born 1874 in Ireland), John (born 1876 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Michael (born 1879 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, John (born 1839 in Ireland).


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James Murphy's household

Male

James

Murphy

Head
Female

Ellen

Murphy

Wife
Female

Kate

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Murphy

Daughter
Male

John

Murphy

Son
Male

Michael

Murphy

Son
Male

John

Reilly

Boarder
Male

John

Griffin

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Murphy

Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Ellen

Murphy

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Kate

Murphy

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ireland

Hannah

Murphy

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ireland

Ellen

Murphy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ireland

John

Murphy

Son

Single

5

1876

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Michael

Murphy

Son

Single

2

1879

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Reilly

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ireland

John

Griffin

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Ireland

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