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Household of William Murphy (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

William Murphy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Murphy, born in 1821 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Murphy, born in 1831 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Michael (born 1858 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Agnes (born 1846 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and William's Nurse Child, Agnes (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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William Murphy's household

Male

William

Murphy

Head
Female

Margaret

Murphy

Wife
Male

Michael

Murphy

Son
Male

Thomas

Murphy

Son
Male

William

Mc Cormach

Grand Son
Female

Agnes

Swinott

Boarder
Female

Agnes

Lewis

Nurse Child
First name(s) William
Last name Murphy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Murphy

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Margaret

Murphy

Wife

Married

50

1831

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Michael

Murphy

Son

Single

23

1858

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Murphy

Son

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Mc Cormach

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Agnes

Swinott

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Agnes

Lewis

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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