Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Murray (born 1849, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Murray, born in 1849 in Felling, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Murray, born in 1856 in Penshaw, Durham, England. They had 4 children; John G (born 1874 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Henry (born 1876 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Penshaw, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Penshaw, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, George Cowley, born in 1841 in Penshaw, Durham, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Murray's household

Male

John

Murray

Head
Female

Margaret A

Murray

Wife
Male

John G

Murray

Son
Male

Henry

Murray

Son
Female

Ellen

Murray

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Murray

Son
Male

George

Cowley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Felling, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Murray

Head

Married

32

1849

Felling, Durham, England

Margaret A

Murray

Wife

Married

25

1856

Penshaw, Durham, England

John G

Murray

Son

Single

7

1874

Penshaw, Durham, England

Henry

Murray

Son

Single

5

1876

Penshaw, Durham, England

Ellen

Murray

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Penshaw, Durham, England

Thomas

Murray

Son

Single

0

1881

Penshaw, Durham, England

George

Cowley

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Penshaw, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Murray in Houghton Le Spring in 1881, and follow the Murray family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Murray

We’ve found John Murray in 1149 family trees. Find out more about John Murray's household and view the Murray family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census