Margaret Murphy in Durham in the 1881 Census

Details of Margaret Murphy of 10 Ellison Place, Hedworth and Monkton and Jarrow, Durham, England

First name(s): Margaret
Last name: Murphy
Relationship: Servant
Marital status: Single
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Birth year: 1866
Occupation: Domestic Servant
Birth town: Jarrow
Birth county: Durham
Birth place: England
Street: 10 Ellison Place
Town: —
Parish: Hedworth and Monkton and Jarrow
County: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: South Shields

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) George	Last name Canham	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation Grocer	Birth place Morpeth, Northumberland, England
First name(s) Isabella	Last name Canham	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 32	Birth year 1849	Occupation Refreshment	Birth place Morpeth, Northumberland, England
First name(s) George W	Last name Canham	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation Son	Birth place Jarrow, Durham, England
First name(s) Robert D	Last name Canham	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Jarrow, Durham, England
First name(s) Edith	Last name Daniels	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Domestic Servant	Birth place Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
First name(s) John	Last name Beavers	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 61	Birth year 1820	Occupation Forgeman (Iron)	Birth place Durham, Durham, England
First name(s) Peter	Last name French	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 36	Birth year 1845	Occupation Laborer	Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
First name(s) William	Last name Mc Cann	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation Fitter (E&m)	Birth place Belfast

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Murphy family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Margaret Murphy and 8 other people

Murphy family summary

NAME: Margaret Murphy
BORN: 1866
BIRTH COUNTY: Durham
ADDRESS IN 1881: Hedworth and Monkton and Jarrow, Durham, England