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Household of John Purcell (born 1852, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purcell, born in 1852 in Heage, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Purcell, born in 1854 in Syston, Leicestershire, England. They had 2 children; John W (born 1879 in Blackwell, Derbyshire, England) and Annie B (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Wills (born 1815 in Kilkenny, Ireland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1813 in Lincoln, Yorkshire, England).


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John Purcell's household

Male

John

Purcell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Purcell

Wife
Male

John W

Purcell

Son
Female

Annie B

Purcell

Daughter
Male

Wills

Purcell

Father
Female

Mary

Fretwell

Servant
Male

Joseph

Tillotson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Purcell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Heage, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purcell

Head

Married

29

1852

Heage, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Purcell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Syston, Leicestershire, England

John W

Purcell

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackwell, Derbyshire, England

Annie B

Purcell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Wills

Purcell

Father

Widower

66

1815

Kilkenny, Ireland

Mary

Fretwell

Servant

Single

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Tillotson

Boarder

Widower

68

1813

Lincoln, Yorkshire, England

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