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Household of Henry Pursey (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Pursey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Pursey, born in 1845 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Pursey, born in 1847 in Dover, Kent, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Dover, Kent, England), Caroline (born 1867 in Dover, Kent, England), George (born 1873 in Dover, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Ashford, Kent, England), James (born 1877 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Sarah A (born 1879 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Brother, Walter (born 1861 in Dover, Kent, England) and Henry's Boarder, Richard (born 1859 in Kent, England).


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Henry Pursey's household

Male

Henry

Pursey

Head
Female

Ellen

Pursey

Wife
Male

John

Pursey

Son
Female

Caroline

Pursey

Daughter
Male

George

Pursey

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pursey

Daughter
Male

James

Pursey

Son
Female

Sarah A

Pursey

Daughter
Male

Walter

Pursey

Brother
Male

Richard

Woodward

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Pursey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Pursey

Head

Married

36

1845

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Pursey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dover, Kent, England

John

Pursey

Son

Single

16

1865

Dover, Kent, England

Caroline

Pursey

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dover, Kent, England

George

Pursey

Son

Single

8

1873

Dover, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Pursey

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ashford, Kent, England

James

Pursey

Son

Single

4

1877

Ashford, Kent, England

Sarah A

Pursey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Walter

Pursey

Brother

Single

20

1861

Dover, Kent, England

Richard

Woodward

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Kent, England

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