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Household of John Murray (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Murray, born in 1851 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1876 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England) and Margaret A (born 1881 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Jonathan (born 1868 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1831 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Mary (born 1843 in Ireland).


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John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Murray

Wife
Female

Sarah

Murray

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Murray

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Murray

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Thompson

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Prescott

Boarder
Female

Mary

Gallagher

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Elizabeth

Murray

Wife

Married

30

1851

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Sarah

Murray

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Mary E

Murray

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Margaret A

Murray

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Thompson

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Prescott

Boarder

Widow

50

1831

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gallagher

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Ireland

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