Thomas was born in Ireland in 1819. In 1841 he was a police constable stationed at Ridgefield, near Police street in the centre of Manchester. There were many more mostly Irish policemen on the same page. When he married a local girl ,Jane Rowbotham , his father was descibed as -Thomas James Murphy - pensioner.
Any idea what kind of pension his father recieved?
Many thanks to you all in anticipation