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Household of Joseph Murphy (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Joseph Murphy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Murphy, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Murphy, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1865 in Ireland), Patrick (born 1867 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1872 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales), Margaret (born 1875 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1878 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, James (born 1860 in Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Joseph's Lodger, Richard (born 1859 in Ireland).


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Joseph Murphy's household

Male

Joseph

Murphy

Head
Female

Margaret

Murphy

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Murphy

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Murphy

Son
Female

Catherine

Murphy

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murphy

Daughter
Male

William

Murphy

Son
Male

James

Kilroy

Lodger
Male

Richard

Henbury

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Murphy

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Margaret

Murphy

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary Ann

Murphy

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ireland

Patrick

Murphy

Son

Single

14

1867

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Murphy

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Murphy

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Murphy

Son

Single

3

1878

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Kilroy

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard

Henbury

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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