Partial Transcript
CENSUS OF 1871
Province of Ontario District No. 47 Toronto E. Sub-district St. James Ward Page 80
| NAMES. | SEX. | AGE. | Born within last twelve months | Country or province of birth | RELIGION. | ORIGIN. | Profession, Occupation or Trade | Married within last twelve months | Going to school. | Over 20 unable to read | Over 20 unable to write | Infirmities |
| Murphy John | M | 45 | Ireland | Catholic | Irish | Janitory | M | |||||
| Murphy Elizabeth | F | 46 | Ireland | Catholic | Irish | M | ||||||
| Murphy John James | M | 21 | Ontario | Catholic | Irish | |||||||
| Murphy Johanna | F | 18 | Ontario | Catholic | Irish | |||||||
| Murphy Patrick | M | 14 | Ontario | Catholic | Irish | |||||||
| Murphy Thomas | M | 13 | Ontario | Catholic | Irish | |||||||
| Murphy Francis J. | M | 11 | Ontario | Catholic | Irish | |||||||
| Murphy Kate | F | 9 | Ontario | Catholic | Irish | |||||||
| Murphy Mary | F | 7 | Ontario | Catholic | Irish | 1 | ||||||
| Murphy Arthur | M | 5 | Ontario | Catholic | Irish | |||||||
| Murphy Elizabeth | F | 1 | Ontario | Catholic | Irish |
Research Notes
The ages of many members of the Murphy family are inconsistently reported in the 1871 and 1881 censi. This was not unusual in the 19th century when people were rarely asked their age.