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Household of Alex W Purvis (born 1823, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Alex W Purvis and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex W Purvis, born in 1823 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. Alex W was the head of the household, married to Jane Purvis, born in 1821 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; David (born 1861 in Percy Main, Northumberland, England) and James C (born 1864 in Percy Main, Northumberland, England).


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Alex W Purvis's household

Male

Alex W

Purvis

Head
Female

Jane

Purvis

Wife
Male

David

Purvis

Son
Male

James C

Purvis

Son
First name(s) Alex W
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex W

Purvis

Head

Married

58

1823

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane

Purvis

Wife

Married

60

1821

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

David

Purvis

Son

Single

20

1861

Percy Main, Northumberland, England

James C

Purvis

Son

Single

17

1864

Percy Main, Northumberland, England

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