Patrick & Ellen Murphy Census Information

Patrick and Ellen Murphy appear in several US censuses:

In 1900, they are living in 79 Tremont Street with their first child, Patrick, and a boarder. It is unclear from the census which other households are occupying number 79, four households are shown but there is no entry for number 77 and some of these may have been living in that house (if there was one.) The Murphy entry starts at Line 9 on the first image.

First name(s)Last nameRelationshipMarital statusGenderAgeBirth yearBirth place
PatrickMurphySelfMarriedMale351865Ireland
Ellen MMurphyWifeMarriedFemale321868Ireland
Patrick JMurphySonSingleMale21898Massachusetts
DennisSullivanBoarderSingleMale291870Ireland

In 1910, they have been joined by Patrick’s father – also called Patrick, a widower who has arrived in the US in 1904. The address appears to be 82 Tremont Street and they are sharing the property with three other households. The entry for the family starts at line number 7 in the second image below.

Name:Relation:Sex:Color:Age:Single, Married etc:Years Married:Number of children born:Number living:Place of Birth:Father’s place of birth:Mother’s place of birth:Year of Immigration:Whether Naturalised:Speak English:Trade or Profession:Industry:Able to Read:Able to Write:Attended school since Sept.
Patrick MurphyHeadMW45M1552Ire. EnglishIre. EnglishIre. English1891NaEnglishLabourerDockyardYesYesNo
Ellen MurphyWifeFW43M15  Ire. EnglishIre. EnglishIre. English1891 EnglishNone YesYes 
Patrick J MurphySonMW13S  MassachusettsIre. EnglishIreland  EnglishNone YYY
Mary F MurphyDaughterFW7S   MassachusettsIre. EnglishIre. English   None YY 
Patrick MurphyFatherMW75Wd   Ire. EnglishIre. EnglishIre. English1904 EnglishGardenerLandscape   

In 1920, they are living at 83 Tremont Street, and seem to be sharing the house with two other households, comprising nine people in all. Mary is nineteen years of age, having been born shortly after the 1900 census, and is working as a packer in a candy factory. The census shows that Patrick and Ellen both became naturalised citizens in 1908. The entry for the family begins at line 19 of the third image below.

NameRelationshipOwned/RentedMortgageSexColorAgeMarital ConditionYear of immigrationNaturalizationNaturalization yearAttended schoolCan readCan writeBirthplaceMother tongueFather BirthplaceFather mother-tongueMother BirthplaceMother mother-tongueSpeak EnglishOccupationIndustrybusiness or establishmentEmploy StatusDisability
Patrick MurphyHeadR MW57M1882Na1908 YesYesIrelandEnglishIrelandEnglishIrelandEnglishYesLabourerShipyard W 
Ellen MurphyWife  FW52M1892Na1908 YesYesIrelandEnglishIrelandEnglishIrelandEnglishYes     
Patrick MurphySon  MW21S    YesYesMass. IrelandEnglishIrelandEnglishYesLabourerShipyard W 
Mary MurphyDaughter  FW19S   NoYesYesMass. IrelandEnglishIrelandEnglishYesPackerCandy Factory W 

1. 1900 Census
2: 1910 Census
3. 1920 Census
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