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Household of Edward Wm Purnell (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Wm Purnell and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wm Purnell, born in 1847 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Edward Wm was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Jane Purnell, born in 1855 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; William Godfrey, born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward Wm's Servant, Matilda (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edward Wm's Visitor, William (born 1866 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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Edward Wm Purnell's household

Male

Edward Wm

Purnell

Head
Female

Dorothy Jane

Purnell

Wife
Male

William Godfrey

Purnell

Son
Female

Matilda

Wicks

Servant
Male

William

Peacock

Visitor
First name(s) Edward Wm
Last name Purnell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward Wm

Purnell

Head

Married

34

1847

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy Jane

Purnell

Wife

Married

26

1855

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

William Godfrey

Purnell

Son

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Wicks

Servant

Single

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Peacock

Visitor

Single

15

1866

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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