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Household of Richard Murphy (born 1856, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Richard Murphy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Murphy, born in 1856 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Anne Murphy, born in 1858 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Peter (born 1879 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Brother In Law, Michael (born 1857 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Richard's Lodger, James (born 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Richard Murphy's household

Male

Richard

Murphy

Head
Female

Anne

Murphy

Wife
Male

Peter

Murphy

Son
Male

Thomas

Murphy

Son
Male

Michael

Hopkins

Brother In Law
Male

James

Preece

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Murphy

Head

Married

25

1856

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Anne

Murphy

Wife

Married

23

1858

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Peter

Murphy

Son

Single

2

1879

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Murphy

Son

Single

0

1881

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Michael

Hopkins

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James

Preece

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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