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Household of John Murphy (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murphy, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Murphy, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1860 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1878 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Catharine Dowling, born in 1821 in Ireland.


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John Murphy's household

Male

John

Murphy

Head
Female

Mary

Murphy

Wife
Female

Mary

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Annie

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murphy

Daughter
Male

Robert

Murphy

Son
Female

Catharine

Dowling

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murphy

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Murphy

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Mary

Murphy

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bury, Lancashire, England

Annie

Murphy

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Murphy

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bury, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Murphy

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bury, Lancashire, England

Robert

Murphy

Son

Single

3

1878

Bury, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Dowling

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

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