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Household of Cuthbert Purvis (born 1837, Durham)

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.

Cuthbert Purvis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cuthbert Purvis, born in 1837 in Whitburn, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Cuthbert was the head of the household, married to Mary Purvis, born in 1836 in Whitburn, Durham, England. They had 6 children; William M (born 1861 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1863 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Ann (born 1867 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Louisa (born 1870 in Whitburn, Durham, England) and Emma (born 1873 in Whitburn, Durham, England).


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Cuthbert Purvis's household

Male

Cuthbert

Purvis

Head
Female

Mary

Purvis

Wife
Male

William M

Purvis

Son
Female

Mary A

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Ann

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Emma

Purvis

Daughter
First name(s) Cuthbert
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Whitburn, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cuthbert

Purvis

Head

Married

44

1837

Whitburn, Durham, England

Mary

Purvis

Wife

Married

45

1836

Whitburn, Durham, England

William M

Purvis

Son

Single

20

1861

Whitburn, Durham, England

Mary A

Purvis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Whitburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Purvis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Whitburn, Durham, England

Ann

Purvis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Whitburn, Durham, England

Louisa

Purvis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Whitburn, Durham, England

Emma

Purvis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whitburn, Durham, England

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