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Household of Michael Murphy (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Michael Murphy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Murphy, born in 1833 in , consisted of 9 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Mary Murphy, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland), Michael (born 1877 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Ireland), Michael's Boarder, Patrick (born 1857 in Ireland) and Michael's Boarder, Patrick (born 1861 in Ireland).


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Michael Murphy's household

Male

Michael

Murphy

Head
Female

Mary

Murphy

Wife
Male

John

Murphy

Son
Male

James

Murphy

Son
Male

Michael

Murphy

Son
Female

Mary

Murphy

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Boarder
Male

Patrick

McDonald

Boarder
Male

Patrick

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) Michael
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Murphy

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Mary

Murphy

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

John

Murphy

Son

-

6

1875

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Murphy

Son

-

5

1876

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Michael

Murphy

Son

-

4

1877

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Murphy

Daughter

-

2

1879

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Patrick

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Patrick

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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