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Household of James Murphy (born 1857)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

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 1857 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Murphy, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Philip (born 1876 in Ireland) and Bernard (born 1880 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Matthew (born 1853 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Bernard (born 1855 in Ireland), James's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Hugh (born 1859 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Ireland).


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James Murphy's household

Male

James

Murphy

Head
Female

Ellen

Murphy

Wife
Male

Philip

Murphy

Son
Male

Bernard

Murphy

Son
Male

Matthew

Dowds

Boarder
Male

Bernard

Hughes

Boarder
Male

James

Dailey

Boarder
Male

Hugh

McMahon

Boarder
Male

John

Best

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
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

24

1857

Ireland

Ellen

Murphy

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Philip

Murphy

Son

-

5

1876

Ireland

Bernard

Murphy

Son

-

1

1880

Ireland

Matthew

Dowds

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Bernard

Hughes

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

James

Dailey

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

Hugh

McMahon

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

John

Best

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Ireland

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