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Household of John Purkis (born 1851, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saffron Walden, Essex, 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 Purkis and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Purkis, born in 1851 in Hempsted, Essex, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Purkis, born in 1851 in Hempsted, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Ellen E (born 1874 in Hempsted, Essex, England), Alice (born 1877 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England) and Anne (born 1880 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England).


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John Purkis's household

Male

John

Purkis

Head
Female

Martha

Purkis

Wife
Female

Ellen E

Purkis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Purkis

Daughter
Female

Anne

Purkis

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Purkis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Hempsted, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Purkis

Head

Married

30

1851

Hempsted, Essex, England

Martha

Purkis

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hempsted, Essex, England

Ellen E

Purkis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hempsted, Essex, England

Alice

Purkis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Anne

Purkis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

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