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Household of George Purkis (born 1842, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, 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.

George Purkis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Purkis, born in 1842 in Shenfield, Essex, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Maria Purkis, born in 1850 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Rose (born 1870 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Beatrice (born 1876 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), George (born 1878 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Cook, Frederick (born 1860 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England) and George's Servant, Lottie (born 1862 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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George Purkis's household

Male

George

Purkis

Head
Female

Maria

Purkis

Wife
Female

Rose

Purkis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Purkis

Son
Female

Beatrice

Purkis

Daughter
Male

George

Purkis

Son
Female

Ada

Purkis

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Hawyard

Cook
Female

Lottie

Line

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Purkis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Shenfield, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Purkis

Head

Married

39

1842

Shenfield, Essex, England

Maria

Purkis

Wife

Married

31

1850

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Rose

Purkis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Purkis

Son

Single

10

1871

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Beatrice

Purkis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

George

Purkis

Son

Single

3

1878

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Ada

Purkis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Hawyard

Cook

Single

21

1860

Brackley, Northamptonshire, England

Lottie

Line

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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