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Household of Edward Purvis (born 1850)
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.
Edward Purvis and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Purvis, born in 1850 in , consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purvis, born in 1850 in Doddington, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; David (born 1875 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Ann (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Father In Law, David (born 1817 in Norham, Northumberland, England), Edward's Grand Mother, Isabell (born 1807 in Doddington, Northumberland, England), Edward's Brother, John (born 1852 in Ford, Northumberland, England) and Edward's Sister In Law, Isabella (born 1861 in Horton, Northumberland, England).
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Edward Purvis's household
Edward
Purvis
Head
Elizabeth
Purvis
Wife
David
Purvis
Son
Ann
Purvis
Daughter
David
Purvis
Father In Law
Isabell
Purvis
Grand Mother
Edward
Purvis
Son
John
Purvis
Brother
Isabella
Purvis
Sister In Law
| First name(s) | Edward |
| Last name | Purvis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | - |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward | Purvis | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | - | |
Elizabeth | Purvis | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Doddington, Northumberland, England | |
David | Purvis | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Ann | Purvis | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
David | Purvis | Father In Law | Widower | 64 | 1817 | Norham, Northumberland, England | |
Isabell | Purvis | Grand Mother | Widow | 74 | 1807 | Doddington, Northumberland, England | |
Edward | Purvis | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
John | Purvis | Brother | Married | 29 | 1852 | Ford, Northumberland, England | |
Isabella | Purvis | Sister In Law | Married | 20 | 1861 | Horton, Northumberland, England |
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