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Household of James Purkis (born 1839, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, 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.

James Purkis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Purkis, born in 1839 in Orsett, Essex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Purkis, born in 1841 in Tilbury, Essex, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in Tilbury, Essex, England), George (born 1868 in Tilbury, Essex, England), William (born 1870 in Stone, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Stone, Kent, England), Alice (born 1874 in Stone, Kent, England), Edith (born 1876 in Stone, Kent, England) and Kate (born 1879 in Stone, Kent, England).


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James Purkis's household

Male

James

Purkis

Head
Female

Jane

Purkis

Wife
Male

John

Purkis

Son
Male

George

Purkis

Son
Male

William

Purkis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Purkis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Purkis

Daughter
Female

Edith

Purkis

Daughter
Female

Kate

Purkis

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Purkis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Orsett, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Purkis

Head

Married

42

1839

Orsett, Essex, England

Jane

Purkis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Tilbury, Essex, England

John

Purkis

Son

Single

15

1866

Tilbury, Essex, England

George

Purkis

Son

Single

13

1868

Tilbury, Essex, England

William

Purkis

Son

Single

11

1870

Stone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Purkis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stone, Kent, England

Alice

Purkis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stone, Kent, England

Edith

Purkis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stone, Kent, England

Kate

Purkis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stone, Kent, England

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