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Household of John Murphy (born 1823, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murphy, born in 1823 in Cork, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Murphy, born in 1828 in Ireland. They had 6 children; William (born 1860 in United States), Mary (born 1863 in Canada), Rose (born 1865 in Canada), Thomas (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bessie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Mary Whelan, born in 1858 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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John Murphy's household

Male

John

Murphy

Head
Female

Mary

Murphy

Wife
Male

William

Murphy

Son
Female

Mary

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Rose

Murphy

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Murphy

Son
Female

Jane

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Mary

Whelan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Cork, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murphy

Head

Married

58

1823

Cork, Ireland

Mary

Murphy

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ireland

William

Murphy

Son

Single

21

1860

United States

Mary

Murphy

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Canada

Rose

Murphy

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Canada

Thomas

Murphy

Son

Single

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Murphy

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Murphy

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Whelan

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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