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Household of James Murphy (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnwath, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Murphy, born in 1850 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Murphy, born in 1852 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1874 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1876 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John Murphy, born in 1861 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Murphy's household

Male

James

Murphy

Head
Female

Mary

Murphy

Wife
Female

Janet

Murphy

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Murphy

Son
Female

Mary

Murphy

Daughter
Male

John

Murphy

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Murphy

Head

Married

31

1850

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murphy

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Janet

Murphy

Daughter

-

7

1874

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Murphy

Son

-

5

1876

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murphy

Daughter

-

3

1878

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Murphy

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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