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Household of John Murphy (born 1840, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 1840 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Jane Murphy, born in 1855 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Bessie (born 1875 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Hargill (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1879 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Jeanne Emmeline (born 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Nelly Billany, born in 1862 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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John Murphy's household

Male

John

Murphy

Head
Female

Ellen Jane

Murphy

Wife
Female

Bessie

Murphy

Daughter
Male

Hargill

Murphy

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Jeanne Emmeline

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Billany

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murphy

Head

Married

41

1840

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Ellen Jane

Murphy

Wife

Married

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bessie

Murphy

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Hargill

Murphy

Son

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Murphy

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Jeanne Emmeline

Murphy

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Nelly

Billany

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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