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Household of James Murphy (born 1837)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murphy, born in 1837 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Murphy, born in 1850 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1872 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Mary D Shearer, born in 1829 in Ireland.
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James Murphy's household
James
Murphy
Head
Elizabeth
Murphy
Wife
Mary Jane
Murphy
Daughter
Margaret
Murphy
Daughter
Mary D
Shearer
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Murphy |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Murphy | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Murphy | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Currie, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Murphy | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Murphy | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary D | Shearer | Visitor | Married | 52 | 1829 | Ireland |
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