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Household of Peter Murphy (born 1830, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Peter Murphy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Murphy, born in 1830 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary (born 1855 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), John (born 1859 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and Thomas (born 1861 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England). He had 2 grandchildren; William T (born 1878 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Son In Law, William Wilson, born in 1856 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.


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Peter Murphy's household

Male

Peter

Murphy

Head
Female

Mary

Murphy

Daughter
Male

John

Murphy

Son
Male

Thomas

Murphy

Son
Male

William T

Wilson

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Wilson

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Son In Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Murphy

Head

Widower

51

1830

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary

Murphy

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

John

Murphy

Son

Single

22

1859

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Murphy

Son

Single

20

1861

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

William T

Wilson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Wilson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Wilson

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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