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Household of John Purcell (born 1841, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

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 1841 in Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Purcell, born in 1848 in Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1873 in Shropshire, England), Caroline (born 1874 in Shropshire, England) and Harriet (born 1880 in Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, John (born 1856 in Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1825 in Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, George (born 1861 in Shropshire, England) and John's Lodger, Moses (born 1860 in Shropshire, England).


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John Purcell's household

Male

John

Purcell

Head
Female

Mary A

Purcell

Wife
Male

Edward

Purcell

Son
Female

Caroline

Purcell

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Purcell

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Lodger
Male

John

Baugh

Lodger
Male

George

Mansell

Lodger
Male

Moses

Wooley

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Purcell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purcell

Head

Married

40

1841

Shropshire, England

Mary A

Purcell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Shropshire, England

Edward

Purcell

Son

Single

8

1873

Shropshire, England

Caroline

Purcell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shropshire, England

Harriet

Purcell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shropshire, England

John

Smith

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Shropshire, England

John

Baugh

Lodger

Married

56

1825

Shropshire, England

George

Mansell

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Shropshire, England

Moses

Wooley

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Shropshire, England

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