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Household of John Purcell (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purcell, born in 1852 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Purcell, born in 1861 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1878 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Helen (born 1864 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Rose Ann (born 1864 in Ireland).


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John Purcell's household

Male

John

Purcell

Head
Female

Eliza

Purcell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Purcell

Son
Male

John

Purcell

Son
Female

Helen

Claxton

Sister-In-Law
Female

Rose Ann

Ega

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Purcell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purcell

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Eliza

Purcell

Wife

Married

20

1861

Ireland

Thomas

Purcell

Son

-

3

1878

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Purcell

Son

-

0

1881

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Helen

Claxton

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Rose Ann

Ega

Lodger

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

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