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Household of Abel Purnell (born 1835, Gloucestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Abel Purnell and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Purnell, born in 1835 in Berkley, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Clara Purnell, born in 1839 in Littleton, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Bessie (born 1867 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England), Minnie (born 1870 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England), William (born 1873 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England) and Charles (born 1877 in Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Niece, Emma Rugman, born in 1859 in -.
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Abel Purnell's household
Abel
Purnell
Head
Clara
Purnell
Wife
Bessie
Purnell
Daughter
Minnie
Purnell
Daughter
William
Purnell
Son
Charles
Purnell
Son
Emma
Rugman
Niece
| First name(s) | Abel |
| Last name | Purnell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Berkley, Gloucestershire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abel | Purnell | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Berkley, Gloucestershire, England | |
Clara | Purnell | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Littleton, Gloucestershire, England | |
Bessie | Purnell | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England | |
Minnie | Purnell | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England | |
William | Purnell | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England | |
Charles | Purnell | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England | |
Emma | Rugman | Niece | Single | 22 | 1859 | - |
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