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Household of Adam Purvis (born 1827, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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.
Adam Purvis and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Purvis, born in 1827 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Ann Purvis, born in 1831 in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; James N (born 1861 in Marley Hill, Durham, England), Mary N (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Adam (born 1867 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Lumley, Durham, England), Jane A (born 1871 in Lumley, Durham, England) and Mary A (born 1874 in Usworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Boarder, William Pals, born in 1816 in Durham, England.
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Adam Purvis's household
Adam
Purvis
Head
Ann
Purvis
Wife
James N
Purvis
Son
Mary N
Purvis
Daughter
Adam
Purvis
Son
Elizabeth
Purvis
Daughter
Jane A
Purvis
Daughter
Mary A
Purvis
Daughter
William
Pals
Boarder
| First name(s) | Adam |
| Last name | Purvis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam | Purvis | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England | |
Ann | Purvis | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England | |
James N | Purvis | Son | Married | 20 | 1861 | Marley Hill, Durham, England | |
Mary N | Purvis | Daughter | Married | 19 | 1862 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Adam | Purvis | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Lumley, Durham, England | |
Jane A | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Lumley, Durham, England | |
Mary A | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Usworth, Durham, England | |
William | Pals | Boarder | Married | 65 | 1816 | Durham, England |
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