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Household of James Purvis (born 1820, Northumberland)
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 Purvis and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Purvis, born in 1820 in Felton, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christianna Purvis, born in 1826 in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Swinburn (born 1853 in Hedworth, Durham, England) and John (born 1855 in Hedworth, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary, born 1877 in Hedworth, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Richard (born 1835 in Boldon, Durham, England), James's Servant, Stephen Thos (born 1862 in Darlington, Durham, England), James's Servant, Jacob (born 1866 in Seghill, Northumberland, England) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
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James Purvis's household
James
Purvis
Head
Christianna
Purvis
Wife
Swinburn
Purvis
Son
John
Purvis
Son
Mary
Newton
Grand Daughter
Richard
Ayre
Servant
Stephen Thos
Moss
Servant
Jacob
Wilkin
Servant
Jane
Robson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Purvis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Felton, Northumberland, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Purvis | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Felton, Northumberland, England | |
Christianna | Purvis | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland | |
Swinburn | Purvis | Son | Single | 28 | 1853 | Hedworth, Durham, England | |
John | Purvis | Son | Single | 26 | 1855 | Hedworth, Durham, England | |
Mary | Newton | Grand Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Hedworth, Durham, England | |
Richard | Ayre | Servant | Single | 46 | 1835 | Boldon, Durham, England | |
Stephen Thos | Moss | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Jacob | Wilkin | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Seghill, Northumberland, England | |
Jane | Robson | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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