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Household of Peter Murphy (born 1827, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, 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.

Peter Murphy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Murphy, born in 1827 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Murphy, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1865 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1870 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Granddaughter, Mary Walsh, born in 1877 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Peter Murphy's household

Male

Peter

Murphy

Head
Female

Mary

Murphy

Wife
Male

Peter

Murphy

Son
Female

Agnes

Murphy

Daughter
Male

James

Murphy

Son
Female

Mary

Walsh

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Murphy

Head

Married

54

1827

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Murphy

Wife

Married

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Murphy

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Murphy

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Murphy

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Walsh

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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