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Household of John Murray (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Murray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1854 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Murray, born in 1857 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1876 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1821 in Galway, Galway, Ireland), John's Boarder, Bridget (born 1831 in Galway, Galway, Ireland) and John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1831 in Galway, Galway, Ireland).


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John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Jane

Murray

Wife
Male

Joseph

Murray

Son
Male

James

Murray

Son
Female

Annie

Murray

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Gandy

Boarder
Female

Bridget

Gandy

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Ramsdale

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

27

1854

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Murray

Wife

Married

24

1857

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Murray

Son

Single

5

1876

Leigh, Lancashire, England

James

Murray

Son

Single

4

1877

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Annie

Murray

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Gandy

Boarder

Married

60

1821

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Bridget

Gandy

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Margaret

Ramsdale

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Galway, Galway, Ireland

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