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Household of Robert Murphy (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Robert Murphy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Murphy, born in 1839 in , consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Murphy, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1871 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1873 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Rachel (born 1860 in Ireland) and Robert's Boarder, Archibald (born 1829 in Ireland).


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Robert Murphy's household

Male

Robert

Murphy

Head
Female

Ellen

Murphy

Wife
Female

Martha

Murphy

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Murphy

Son
Female

Rachel

Dougall

Visitor
Male

Archibald

Farquson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Murphy

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Ellen

Murphy

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Martha

Murphy

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birtley, Durham, England

Thomas

Murphy

Son

Single

8

1873

Ireland

Rachel

Dougall

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Archibald

Farquson

Boarder

Widower

52

1829

Ireland

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