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Household of Gilbert Purvis (born 1830, 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.

Gilbert Purvis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Purvis, born in 1830 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purvis, born in 1840 in Durham, England. They had 8 children; Gilbert (born 1857 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Durham, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Durham, England), James (born 1868 in Durham, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Durham, England), Annie (born 1875 in Durham, England), Arthur G (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Florence M (born 1881 in Durham, England).


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Gilbert Purvis's household

Male

Gilbert

Purvis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purvis

Wife
Male

Gilbert

Purvis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Purvis

Daughter
Male

James

Purvis

Son
Male

Thomas

Purvis

Son
Female

Annie

Purvis

Daughter
Male

Arthur G

Purvis

Son
Female

Florence M

Purvis

Daughter
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Purvis

Head

Married

51

1830

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Purvis

Wife

Married

41

1840

Durham, England

Gilbert

Purvis

Son

Single

24

1857

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Purvis

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

Margaret

Purvis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Durham, England

James

Purvis

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

Thomas

Purvis

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Annie

Purvis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Arthur G

Purvis

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Florence M

Purvis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

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