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Household of Jane Purvis (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Jane Purvis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Purvis, born in 1832 in Sherburn, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Whitburn, Durham, England), Susan (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in Hawthorn, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Durham, England), Ann (born 1871 in White Le Head, Durham, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Sherburn, Durham, England), John (born 1875 in Sherburn, Durham, England) and Jane (born 1877 in Sherburn, Durham, England).


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Jane Purvis's household

Female

Jane

Purvis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purvis

Daughter
Female

Susan

Purvis

Daughter
Male

William

Purvis

Son
Male

Joseph

Purvis

Son
Female

Ann

Purvis

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Purvis

Son
Male

John

Purvis

Son
Female

Jane

Purvis

Daughter
First name(s) Jane
Last name Purvis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sherburn, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jane

Purvis

Head

Widow

49

1832

Sherburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Purvis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Whitburn, Durham, England

Susan

Purvis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Purvis

Son

Single

14

1867

Hawthorn, Durham, England

Joseph

Purvis

Son

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Ann

Purvis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

White Le Head, Durham, England

Alfred

Purvis

Son

Single

8

1873

Sherburn, Durham, England

John

Purvis

Son

Single

6

1875

Sherburn, Durham, England

Jane

Purvis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sherburn, Durham, England

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