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Household of Alfred Purvis (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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.

Alfred Purvis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Purvis, born in 1848 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Emily Purvis, born in 1849 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Florence (born 1872 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Wynne (born 1877 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Hattie (born 1880 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Harold (born 1881 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and Alfred's Servant, Mary A (born 1864 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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Alfred Purvis's household

Male

Alfred

Purvis

Head
Female

Emily

Purvis

Wife
Female

Florence

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Wynne

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Hattie

Purvis

Daughter
Male

Harold

Purvis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Eales

Servant
Female

Mary A

Potter

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Purvis

Head

Married

33

1848

Southwark, Surrey, England

Emily

Purvis

Wife

Married

32

1849

Southwark, Surrey, England

Florence

Purvis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Wynne

Purvis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Hattie

Purvis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Harold

Purvis

Son

Single

0

1881

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Eales

Servant

Single

23

1858

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary A

Potter

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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