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Household of John Murphy (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

John Murphy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murphy, born in 1854 in Parr, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Murphy, born in 1856 in Parr, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1876 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Honora (born 1881 in Parr, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Wifes Brother, Francis (born 1858 in Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1853 in Northwich, Cheshire, England).


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John Murphy's household

Male

John

Murphy

Head
Female

Mary

Murphy

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Alice

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Honora

Murphy

Daughter
Male

Francis

Mc Goorty

Wifes Brother
Male

Thomas

Heath

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Parr, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murphy

Head

Married

27

1854

Parr, Lancashire, England

Mary

Murphy

Wife

Married

25

1856

Parr, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Murphy

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Parr, Lancashire, England

Alice

Murphy

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Parr, Lancashire, England

Honora

Murphy

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Parr, Lancashire, England

Francis

Mc Goorty

Wifes Brother

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Heath

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Northwich, Cheshire, England

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