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Household of James Purvis (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Purvis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Purvis, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Purvis, born in 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Aggie (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Hugh (born 1853 in Denbighshire, Wales), James's Servant, William (born 1859 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales) and James's Servant, Marion (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Purvis's household

Male

James

Purvis

Head
Female

Jane

Purvis

Wife
Female

Alice

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Purvis

Daughter
Male

James

Purvis

Son
Female

Aggie

Purvis

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Akens

Servant
Male

William

Gee

Servant
Female

Marion

Druben

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Purvis

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Jane

Purvis

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Purvis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Purvis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Purvis

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Aggie

Purvis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hugh

Akens

Servant

Single

28

1853

Denbighshire, Wales

William

Gee

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Marion

Druben

Servant

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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