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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

Male

James

Purves

Head
Female

Margaret

Purves

Wife
Female

Janet

Purves

Daughter
Female

Clementine

Purves

Daughter
Male

James

Purves

Son
Male

William

Craig

Visitor
Female

Annie

Craig

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Craig

Visitor
Male

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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