BILLY MURRAY IN THE 1885 COLORADO STATE CENSUS
County of Arapahoe [Denver]
Enumeration Dist. No. 17
Page No. 43
Schedule I.---Inhabitants in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, on the First Day of June, 1885.
| Line no. | Name of Street. | House Number. | Dwelling houses numbered in order of visitation. | Families numbered in order of visitation. | The Name of each Person whose place of abode, on 1st day of June, 1885, was in this family. | Color—White, W.; Black, B.; Chinese, C.; Indian, I. | Sex—Male, M.; Female, F. | Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1885. If under 1 year give months in fractions, thus ?/12. | If born within the Census year, give the month. | Relationship of each person to the head of this family—whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other. | Single, /. | Married, /. | Widowed, /, Divorced, D. | Married during Census year. | Profession, Occupation or Trade of each person, male or female. | Number of months this person has been unemployed during the Census year. | Is this person (on the day of the Enumerator's visit) sick or temporarily disabled so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? If so, what is the sickness or disability? | Blind, /. | Deaf and Dumb, /. | Idiotic, /. | Insane, /. | Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or otherwise disabled, /. | Attended school within the Census year. | Cannot read, /. | Cannot write, /. | Place of Birth of this person, naming State or Territory of the United States, or the Country, if of foreign birth. | Place of Birth of the Father of this person, naming the State or Territory of United States, or the Country, if of foreign birth. | Place of Birth of the Mother of this person, naming the State or Territory of United States, or Country, if of foreign birth. |
5 |
Cottage Lane |
17 |
368 |
455 |
Murray, Patrick |
W |
M |
35 |
Head |
/. |
Laborer |
2 |
Ireland |
Ireland |
Ireland |
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6 |
— Julia |
W |
F |
30 |
Wife |
/. |
" |
" |
" |
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7 |
—Mary |
W |
F |
12 |
Daugh. |
/. |
/. |
Penn. |
" |
" |
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8 |
—William |
W |
M |
8 |
Son |
/. |
/. |
" |
" |
" |
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9 |
—John |
W |
M |
5 |
" |
/. |
" |
" |
" |
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10 |
—James |
W |
M |
1 |
April |
" |
/. |
Colo. |
" |
" |
Note: Billy Murray is listed as William. At the time this census was taken, his correct age should be seven years old. Patrick and Julia's fifth child, Barton, was not born until 1889. Although Billy's sister is listed as "Mary," she was referred to in the family as "Mae."
