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Household of James Purves (born 1844)
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.
James Purves and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Purves, born in 1844 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Purves, born in 1851 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1871 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England), Clementine (born 1876 in Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, William (born 1845 in Scotland), James's Visitor, Annie (born 1845 in Scotland), James's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1876 in Scotland) and James's Visitor, John (born 1879 in Scotland).
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James Purves's household
James
Purves
Head
Margaret
Purves
Wife
Janet
Purves
Daughter
Clementine
Purves
Daughter
James
Purves
Son
William
Craig
Visitor
Annie
Craig
Visitor
Elizabeth
Craig
Visitor
John
Craig
Visitor
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Purves |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Purves | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Scotland | |
Margaret | Purves | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Scotland | |
Janet | Purves | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Cheetham, Lancashire, England | |
Clementine | Purves | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Scotland | |
James | Purves | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
William | Craig | Visitor | Married | 36 | 1845 | Scotland | |
Annie | Craig | Visitor | Married | 36 | 1845 | Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Craig | Visitor | Single | 5 | 1876 | Scotland | |
John | Craig | Visitor | Single | 2 | 1879 | Scotland |
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