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Household of John Purcell (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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.

John Purcell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purcell, born in 1844 in Malpas, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Purcell, born in 1845 in Audlem, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Audlem, Cheshire, England), John (born 1872 in Audlem, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Audlem, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Audlem, Cheshire, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Audlem, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Audlem, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Annie M Bate, born in 1881 in Norton in Hales, Shropshire, England.


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John Purcell's household

Male

John

Purcell

Head
Female

Martha

Purcell

Wife
Male

William

Purcell

Son
Male

John

Purcell

Son
Female

Mary

Purcell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Purcell

Son
Female

Eliza

Purcell

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Purcell

Son
Female

Annie M

Bate

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Purcell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Malpas, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purcell

Head

Married

37

1844

Malpas, Cheshire, England

Martha

Purcell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Audlem, Cheshire, England

William

Purcell

Son

Single

16

1865

Audlem, Cheshire, England

John

Purcell

Son

Single

9

1872

Audlem, Cheshire, England

Mary

Purcell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Audlem, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Purcell

Son

Single

5

1876

Audlem, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Purcell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Audlem, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Purcell

Son

Single

1

1880

Audlem, Cheshire, England

Annie M

Bate

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Norton in Hales, Shropshire, England

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