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Household of Richard Murray (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 Murray and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Murray, born in 1839 in Edmundbyers, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Murray, born in 1842 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John George (born 1865 in Consett, Durham, England), Margaret E (born 1870 in Consett, Durham, England) and Richard T (born 1873 in Consett, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Richard's Nephew, John W H (born 1875 in Consett, Durham, England) and Richard's Nephew, Thomas (born 1878 in Consett, Durham, England).


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Richard Murray's household

Male

Richard

Murray

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Murray

Wife
Male

John George

Murray

Son
Female

Margaret E

Murray

Daughter
Male

Richard T

Murray

Son
Female

Mary A

Bell

Servant
Male

John W H

Seymour

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Seymour

Nephew
First name(s) Richard
Last name Murray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edmundbyers, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Murray

Head

Married

42

1839

Edmundbyers, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Murray

Wife

Married

39

1842

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

John George

Murray

Son

Single

16

1865

Consett, Durham, England

Margaret E

Murray

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Consett, Durham, England

Richard T

Murray

Son

Single

8

1873

Consett, Durham, England

Mary A

Bell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lanchester, Durham, England

John W H

Seymour

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Consett, Durham, England

Thomas

Seymour

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Consett, Durham, England

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