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Household of Henry Purkis (born 1836, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cuckfield, Sussex, 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.

Henry Purkis and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Purkis, born in 1836 in Sudbury, Suffolk, consisted of 4 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Purkis, born in 1849 in Wedmore, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Gertrude (born 1872 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Annie (born 1874 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England).


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Henry Purkis's household

Male

Henry

Purkis

Head
Female

Sarah

Purkis

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Purkis

Daughter
Female

Annie

Purkis

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Purkis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Purkis

Head

Married

45

1836

Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Purkis

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wedmore, Somerset, England

Gertrude

Purkis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Purkis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England

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