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Household of Hamilton Purcel (born 1801, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, Scotland
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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.
Hamilton Purcel and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hamilton Purcel, born in 1801 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Hamilton was the head of the household, married to Mary P B Purcel, born in 1816 in -. They had 2 children; Hamilton H (born 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles W (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hamilton's Servant, Jessie H (born 1860 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland) and Hamilton's Servant, Agnes Mary (born 1862 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
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Hamilton Purcel's household
Hamilton
Purcel
Head
Mary P B
Purcel
Wife
Hamilton H
Purcel
Son
Charles W
Purcel
Son
Jessie H
Wickham
Servant
Agnes Mary
Morrison
Servant
| First name(s) | Hamilton |
| Last name | Purcel |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 80 |
| Birth year | 1801 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton | Purcel | Head | Married | 80 | 1801 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary P B | Purcel | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | - | |
Hamilton H | Purcel | Son | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Charles W | Purcel | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie H | Wickham | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland | |
Agnes Mary | Morrison | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
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