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Household of John Murphy (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 1836 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Murphy, born in 1842 in -. They had 3 children; James Wright (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ellen (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1861 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland) and John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland).


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John Murphy's household

Male

John

Murphy

Head
Female

Sarah

Murphy

Wife
Male

James Wright

Murphy

Son
Male

John

Murphy

Son
Female

Sarah Ellen

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Black

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Melville

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Rochdale, 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

45

1836

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Murphy

Wife

Married

39

1842

-

James Wright

Murphy

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Murphy

Son

Single

8

1873

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Murphy

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Black

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Elizabeth

Melville

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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