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Household of Edward Purser (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Edward Purser and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Purser, born in 1834 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Fanny Purser, born in 1835 in Brixton, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Frances (born 1860 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Jessie H (born 1862 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Edward T (born 1863 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Maud S (born 1867 in Loughton, Essex, England), Ethel M (born 1870 in Beckenham, Kent, England) and Beatrice (born 1872 in Beckenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Visitor, Frank W (born 1854 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Edward's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Bransbury, Hampshire, England), Edward's Servant, Emma (born 1856 in Higham, Suffolk, England) and Edward's Servant, Annie (born 1861 in Temple End, Buckinghamshire, England).


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Edward Purser's household

Male

Edward

Purser

Head
Female

Fanny

Purser

Wife
Female

Frances

Purser

Daughter
Female

Jessie H

Purser

Daughter
Male

Edward T

Purser

Son
Female

Maud S

Purser

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Purser

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Purser

Daughter
Male

Frank W

Purser

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Castleman

Servant
Female

Emma

Fuller

Servant
Female

Annie

Miles

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Purser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Purser

Head

Married

47

1834

London, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Purser

Wife

Married

46

1835

Brixton, Surrey, England

Frances

Purser

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Greenwich, Kent, England

Jessie H

Purser

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edward T

Purser

Son

Single

18

1863

Greenwich, Kent, England

Maud S

Purser

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Loughton, Essex, England

Ethel M

Purser

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Beckenham, Kent, England

Beatrice

Purser

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Beckenham, Kent, England

Frank W

Purser

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Clapham, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Castleman

Servant

Single

29

1852

Bransbury, Hampshire, England

Emma

Fuller

Servant

Single

25

1856

Higham, Suffolk, England

Annie

Miles

Servant

Single

20

1861

Temple End, Buckinghamshire, England

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